Take Note:

Take note:

I am not the woman I once was

not the woman you knew

Your lies transformed me.

I used to say you broke me,

but I am growth

I am competence

I am resilience

I am independence

Take note:

Your secrets did damage my soul

but it was fleeting.

temporary breakage

I have been burnt by the flames of your betrayal

and yet,

I am fused together

By time,

By energy

By effort

By love

My strength continues to grow

My love is turning inward

Again; upon itself.

Take note:

you lost me

you squandered a lifetime

you broke dreams

you shattered memories

But

Take note:

The knowledge of the new me

will make your heart ache some day

Indeed, you’ve lost me

and that is your greatest mistake.