IDON'T CARRY HATE ANYMORE.. I've just learned to protect the parts of me that peace rebuilt. To walk away from the people who remind me of the version I outgrew- the one that kept bleeding just to prove she was enough. The version that over-explained. That begged to be heard. That swallowed her own pain just to keep the room calm. I can't be her again. I've fought too hard to feel safe in my own silence, to trust the stillness that once terrified me. If distance is what keeps me whole, I'll choose distance. If silence guards my calm, I'll choose silence. Because I don't owe access to the version of me that almost didn't make it. I'm done apologizing for choosing peace. It's not cold. It's sacred. It's finally home.🤍