i don’t even want to be sharing this space with them, honestly. let’s get that clear , !

it is not even my way, and they drag me back into it. …………………… as if i want to be so funny, it is just my way of coping,

getting away from you and everyone else in the world has brought the best outcome, !

these stories will not stick with me anymore, i will disregard everything, i will turn the other way,

i want you to be well too, but you are not going to put me in harms way or take advantage of me,

i do not have to go through my days thinking about myself in the ways some want me to…

i'm not comparing, just acknowledging my effort at the time. if we had met today we wouldn't have.

i sense increased hostility around me and i remain calm as can be. these tactics fail to hurt me in the ways they once did before,

i will always hold it against each person for being dishonest with me, playing games with my head, keeping me down for longer, when i needed support the most. what has changed?

how am i expected to recognize someone i used to know, passing by, after all of this?

are they acting? is “artificial intelligence” used to trap people now?