I WAS ALWAYS THE ONE WHO HELD ON People might get it misconstrued that I leave people or situations at the first sign of difficulty or disagreement. I don't. I really try with all of my heart to see the best in people, and that is simultaneously my greatest strength and demise. But I am not ignorant to patterns that reveal malicious intentions. I refuse to be a doormat or turn a blind eye to cruelty at my expense. I don't hold onto misery anymore. I don't hold onto connections that repeatedly show me what they're about. I don't hold onto situations that are siphoning my energy. I don't entertain the fake check-ins, secret animosity, or surround myself with those in silent competition with me, those who are ruled by envy. I'm good over here, I promise. I love and value my people, and those who haven't taken advantage of my kindness and treat me like a human being. I am completely over the bullshit. I don't have the energy to entertain insincerity anymore. I hold on until I'm given every reason not to.