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We Step back, hesitating to say "NO". but some "NO's" are meant to be heard, not buried — if we want to carve our own path.
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Mar 11
Mar 11, 2026 at 12:27 AM UTC
The Courage to Say No
They will never choose me. I’ve finally accepted that truth. Not because I am lacking, but because what I carry was never meant to fit inside their vision. They will never choose me, and yet, I will not wither. I will not beg. I will not keep knocking on a door that was never built to open for me. I once thought their yes mattered. I once thought their approval was the key. But I’ve learned that the only yes I need is the one I give to myself. So let them keep their silence. Let them keep their absence. Let them stay comfortable overlooking what they do not understand. Because I am no longer waiting. I am no longer hoping. I am no longer measuring my worth by their choice. One day, perhaps, they will see what they passed by. One day, they might wonder what it would have been like to stand beside me. But by then, I will be gone not bitter, not broken, but whole. Because the truth is simple: I was never meant to be chosen by them. I was always meant to be chosen by me.
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Sep 7, 2025
Sep 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM UTC
They Will Never Choose You
Could we be the same? Is this what forms us? Or it keeps us tame, And unable to discuss, The troubles and trials, The pain and hurt, The laughter and smiles. All which we exert. I keep searching. Then a look shared Let's me see what's lurking, It tells me you were scared. Scared of your power, Sweetheart, now you know You no longer have to cower. Let your power grow. It's only a reflection What separates you and I. No more rejection, I bid you goodbye.
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Apr 24, 2020
Apr 24, 2020 at 5:48 PM UTC
The Mirror
I realized that No matter how much you want someone Or how hard you try to make it work No matter how perfect you are Or how beautiful If it’s not you it’s not you Don’t wait around hoping waiting for scraps You’ll only get hurt You’re trying to be perfect, giving it your all your best while you get nothing in return Worse part is they make it seem like you want too much Like you are too much The next person will treat you better Don’t be bitter ***** did you no wrong It just wasn’t you It was never you. Hardest part of it is moving on But you have to Don’t be surprised They’ll act better with the next person They’ll be different It’s not you It was never you
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Jan 31, 2019
Jan 31, 2019 at 7:06 PM UTC
Not you