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Praise Agunna Song writer, poet, short story writer @ Self employed
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In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 5 min read • May 08, 2025 18:58p.m.
Growth?
<p>I hear you.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Every broken piece, every regret, every cry for love — I see them. I see you.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>And no, you're not a bad person. You're not a mistake.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>You're a girl who’s been through more than anyone ever knew, who carried pain too early, and who searched for comfort the only way she knew how.</p><p><br></p><p>Falling in love isn’t a crime. Wanting to feel wanted isn’t shameful.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>And being hurt doesn’t mean you deserved it. Trusting the wrong people doesn't mean you're dumb.</p><p>You made choices, yes. But those choices came from a place of trying to feel something good, to feel safe, to feel seen. That doesn’t make you weak — that makes you human.</p><p><br></p><p>I know now that what you truly need isn’t a person to fill the silence.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>It’s peace in your own heart. A peace that doesn’t depend on who texts you back. A love that doesn’t ask you to break yourself just to be held. A love that doesn't need you to strip yourself to be appreciated&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>You don’t need to punish yourself to prove you've learned.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>You need to forgive yourself — and rebuild gently.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Because despite everything, you're still here. Still fighting. Still hoping.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>And that means you haven’t lost.</p><p><br></p><p>This isn’t the end of your story. It’s just a hard chapter.</p><p>&nbsp;But even this part — this aching, confusing, messy part — is shaping you into someone stronger.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Someone softer. Someone who will one day look back and say,&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>“I survived this. I turned my pain into power.”</p>
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