Where Secrets Find Solace

by Kimberly Brown

“I love you. Every part of you—whole, broken, and healing.”

“I want you—all of you—whenever you are ready for me. When you feel like you can’t love yourself, I’ll love you enough for the both of us. I’ll remind you of your worth when that little voice in your head is being cruel. I choose you. I choose you through your laughter and your tears, through your triumphs and struggles.

You’ve weathered storms that would have broken a weaker person, and you’ve broken through those barriers with a heart still capable of kindness and love.

I’m done being your punching bag. I’m done letting you, Rodney, or anybody break me. I may be bruised, but I am far from broken. You…don’t…win. Have a nice life, bitch.”