"This stops with me
You weren’t there.
Not when it mattered.
Not when I needed more than silence,
more than rules,
more than a shadow pretending to be love.
I looked for comfort and found cold.
I looked for warmth and found walls.
But I’m done carrying your absence like a mirror.
I won’t become what broke me.
If I was judged, I’ll choose understanding.
If I was rejected, I’ll choose acceptance.
If I was shamed, I’ll choose compassion ,
even when it’s hard,
especially when it hurts.
Because I don’t want to pass down pain
like it’s a family heirloom.
I want to be what I needed.
Not another scar.
Not another silence.
I vow to heal instead of harden.
To feel instead of fold.
To act from love,
not from wounds.
This cycle ends with me.
And something softer begins."
✍️🏻By 2025 Christina Stewart
~♡~
To all you brave ones out there ... I hope you choose the better way too, which is the more difficult, but so blessed way, for your own joy and healing ... Love, Hantie - A Friend
Art Credit | Pinterest, various uploads
* Full length image in the first comment
You weren’t there.
Not when it mattered.
Not when I needed more than silence,
more than rules,
more than a shadow pretending to be love.
I looked for comfort and found cold.
I looked for warmth and found walls.
But I’m done carrying your absence like a mirror.
I won’t become what broke me.
If I was judged, I’ll choose understanding.
If I was rejected, I’ll choose acceptance.
If I was shamed, I’ll choose compassion ,
even when it’s hard,
especially when it hurts.
Because I don’t want to pass down pain
like it’s a family heirloom.
I want to be what I needed.
Not another scar.
Not another silence.
I vow to heal instead of harden.
To feel instead of fold.
To act from love,
not from wounds.
This cycle ends with me.
And something softer begins."
✍️🏻By 2025 Christina Stewart
~♡~
To all you brave ones out there ... I hope you choose the better way too, which is the more difficult, but so blessed way, for your own joy and healing ... Love, Hantie - A Friend
Art Credit | Pinterest, various uploads
* Full length image in the first comment
"This stops with me
You weren’t there.
Not when it mattered.
Not when I needed more than silence,
more than rules,
more than a shadow pretending to be love.
I looked for comfort and found cold.
I looked for warmth and found walls.
But I’m done carrying your absence like a mirror.
I won’t become what broke me.
If I was judged, I’ll choose understanding.
If I was rejected, I’ll choose acceptance.
If I was shamed, I’ll choose compassion ,
even when it’s hard,
especially when it hurts.
Because I don’t want to pass down pain
like it’s a family heirloom.
I want to be what I needed.
Not another scar.
Not another silence.
I vow to heal instead of harden.
To feel instead of fold.
To act from love,
not from wounds.
This cycle ends with me.
And something softer begins."
✍️🏻By ©️2025 Christina Stewart
~♡~
To all you brave ones out there ... I hope you choose the better way too, which is the more difficult, but so blessed way, for your own joy and healing ... Love, Hantie - A Friend 🌺
🎨Art Credit | Pinterest, various uploads
* Full length image in the first comment
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