Every time we don’t stand down
the primary abusers in our lives,
we lose a little ground,
we fade into the night,
we die a little inside.
Rising above it may be a temporary balm,
but, at some point,
we have to come back into our bodies and speak it.
As important as it is to reach a stage
of genuine forgiveness where possible,
it is even more important
to assert boundaries with those
who have violated ours.
It may well be why they came into our lives-
to force us to recognize
and claim our own value.
~ Jeff Brown
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