You need to make choices
that match your morals and values
and align with those morals and values
so that you could continue feeling comfortable
putting your head down on the pillow to sleep.
You're the one who goes to bed with you every night
and wakes up with you every morning.
You have to be comfortable
with the choices and decisions you make.
It is not your past that defines you,
it is your present that defines what or who you are.
We need to come to an agreement that
you are not obligated to hold responsibility
for the happiness of others.
The ones who truly matter
would tune-in to your happiness
instead of holding you responsible.
So, give a final wave to any red flag
or toxic trait you come across.
Close those doors that lead you nowhere.
Burn those bridges that are wrecked.
Snip those threads that now feel like thorns.
It’s time to hold onto things that truly matter.
I hope you get the strength
to grow through what you go through.

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I'm never gonna let you know
that in my head I never let you go.
I'm holding onto memories
of you holding me.
I'm holding you hostage
as you're roaming free.

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I remember that you'd run your fingers
through your hair a thousand times
when you'd talk to me over the line.
I remember that you always used almond oil
instead of coconut to make your hair shine.

I remember that you'd always have a mini debate in your head,
choosing between cornflakes and noodles for a midnight bite.
I remember that you'd secretly express your feelings
through your blog as you were scared I might flight.

I remember that you would sing me to sleep
during my sleepless night.
I remember that we would fall asleep together,
beds apart, hoping we'd hold eachother tight.
I remember calming your ugliest anxieties
and leaving you with nothing less than a smile.
I remember that we dreamt of each other
holding hands in Foreverland,
where the night is lit with stars and no-one visible for miles.

I remember how we treasured each other's company,
But now 'we' are nothing but a memory.

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When you left,
we whispered to each other 'I love you'
so many times over that we forgot what it meant.

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Nothing is forever.
Nothing stays constant.

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You make the same mistake
over and over,
you'll stop calling it
a mistake one day.
If you just wake up, wake up,
wake up, wake up,
one day you'll forget why.

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Our lives are the same way.
You watch the sunrise too often,
it just becomes another 6 am.

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If you repeat something
over and over again,
it loses its meaning.
It loses its importance.

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I wish we grew up in a world...

Where people did not lack empathy.
Where people did not lack sympathy.
Where words weren't so hollow.
Where hearts weren't so shallow.

Where justice was served.
Where voices don't go unheard.
Where love was here to stay.
Where our demons were easier to slay.
Where darkness did not mean fear or bad.
Where hearts were a little less sad.

Where beauty was beyond skin deep.
Where trusting someone just took a small leap.
Where alone meant independent.
Where safety didn't feel so transcendent.

Where life did not feel like a race.
The world would have been a better place.

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What you were in the past does not define what you are now.
People change, people grow in the blink of an eye.
Experiences, exposures and situations mould our personalities, perspective, insights and maturity.
Don't let the world define you based on your past.
You have fought your battles.
You have been there for yourself when noone else was.
Don't let the words of a nobody who hasn't spent a second in your shoes pull you down.
You are your own hero.

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