And Then There Was Me

by Sadeqa Johnson

“You know what helped me through my separation and then divorce?” Bea sipped her tea, starting to feel the effects of the painkiller easing the tension in her breastbone. “I had to admit to the part that I played.” “I didn’t play a part. I’m the victim.” “There are no victims. Life is a dance, Bea. Lonnie can’t dance if you aren’t moving your hips to his beat.”

I’ve learned that on this beautiful journey called life, we must realize the part that we play so that we can stop playing it. We have to change the energy and stop beating the drum of what we don’t want.”