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by Millie Belizaire

How ever much he desired me, I knew he would never take anything I wasn’t willing to give. With him, I was safe.

Love is a powerful thing to get to experience. Love keeps your body warm when the September night air breezes past your skin. Love is like no other emotion. Unmatched in every aspect. You don’t know what it truly means to be real until you’ve been in love.

I loved on every inch of her skin, hoping to eclipse every fear, every memory, every nightmare. I couldn’t fix the past, but I could promise her a happier future. And I could promise her a love that would last a lifetime.

I’m your best friend, not your yes-bitch. I don’t have to agree with everything you say.”

When you love someone, you love them for who they are. When you have love for someone, you love what they can do for you.

that final push towards healing and self-acceptance… It comes from within.

Age allowed me to understand that pain is unavoidable, and you’d live a very meaningless life trying to avoid it.