breaking (up with) my past 

My rose colored glasses have shattered.

Nostalgia drained the life force out of me.

I can no longer pretend that yesterday was better.

My serious demeanor wasn’t a personality trait.

It was a trauma response.

My personality was informed by emotionally immature adults.

No child should carry the burden of the adults around them. 

Something was ripped out of me.

I haven’t felt this alive in years. 


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