My best-kept secret is out, splashed across the Internet where it can be liked, commented on, shared with the world and potentially trolled. Why, then, do I often feel so afraid to reveal my secret, my disability, “in real life?”
But deep in my heart, I choose to press on because I believe that life will get better.
Give thanks for the person who constantly criticizes you.
It’s perpetually guarding your heart, refusing to let others in to see your scarred beauty because you fear that if you express your truth, they will leave.
In the wake of my tears, as my past collided with my present, I re-discovered my purpose, the desire that fueled my advocacy.
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You deserve more. You deserve to reach for your dreams.
But last night, as I tearfully witnessed you choking, struggling to breathe, I was struck with the truth: Only you could have healed yourself from your addiction. It was too late for anyone else to save you.
Every time you break my heart, I fruitlessly attempt to convince myself that I’m better off without you. But, without fail, I relentlessly crave you as I crash down from the high I can only seem to find with you.
I’m searching for a man with a whole, but blemished heart, just like mine. Our souls similarly, beautifully imperfect, but not intertwined.