“What does he think that I think about myself? Does he really think that I believe that I am wrong or damaged or broken? Because I am damaged and I am broken. But not because I’m a lesbian. Most of the damage has come from outside, often inflicted by words that people, for some reason, think it’s okay to say.”
There’s a lot of weight in those words, and they’re beautiful even though (or maybe because?) the meaning and emotion behind them is awful.
Here’s hoping it’s not too late for things to still, somehow, turn out differently.
“What does he think that I think about myself? Does he really think that I believe that I am wrong or damaged or broken? Because I am damaged and I am broken. But not because I’m a lesbian. Most of the damage has come from outside, often inflicted by words that people, for some reason, think it’s okay to say.”
There’s a lot of weight in those words, and they’re beautiful even though (or maybe because?) the meaning and emotion behind them is awful.
Here’s hoping it’s not too late for things to still, somehow, turn out differently.
Thank you. That’s my hope too.