Because all he ever does is try to love you and this is what he gets for it. Because he talks and talks and you just can’t think, can’t unpick the tangle of lies and manipulation — you can see the sunlight above but can’t swim up to the surface, get some air, because it never stops. Because someone can be cruel to you and you can still love them. Because when he says he’s sorry, he didn’t mean it, he’s trying, he’s getting better, you want to believe it, again. But eventually, you just have to love yourself more.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 30, 2020 15:33 UTC