When you find someone in the world that you grow attached to, you fundamentally open up a door to your heart to them with that attachment. The vulnerability ...| the pine
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— She clung onto the outside of the car door for dear life, her right foot placed onto the trim, firmly. It couldn’t have been moving more than 10 mil...| the pine
you sought resonance in a world where concepts of belonging had been as precious as they were sparse. so few seemed to feel for you the way you felt, and ...| the pine
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Each of these people who fail not to hurt us, they anchor a weight onto us that insists us only worthy of hurting. We’d never accept this claim if overt, we’d be vocally defiant actually, but that’s why these little anchors are so perilous. We carry this weight, unbothered, unknowing, like wearing earrings and necklaces every day. It even makes us stronger for a time, as the muscle and sinew in our body grow alongside the added anchors, keeping us just clear to never really take notice....| the pine
In a day, you might utter a thousand words in passing and remember not a single one. It isn’t uncommon either that you may spend an entire waking cycle alone...| the pine