They say women tend to fall for men
that remind them of their fathers.
How ironic it must be,
that I seek the exact opposite.
How anxious it makes me
to have to live my life on the edge.
To seek safety in other people
and other places when the safest
should be here with you.
Cycles of abuse continue
if you allow them to.
Stop accepting artificial apologies.
Sorry means nothing
if they turn around and do it again.
Every relationship will forever
be affected by you.
I love you
but the cycle ends here.
-daddy’s girl // I.M