Letters, To The Men I Have Loved

hearts aren’t stolen. Hearts are given,

I also accepted the ideology that a man’s mistakes should not reflect on how I viewed myself as a woman. In other words I refused to walk around jaded and insecure because of your choices. I allowed myself to believe that my next love can be different. I remained positive at the idea of love finding me.

You were right in our memories we were always going to have a special connection in some dysfunctional way, and I will always care for you.

but my hurt derived more from the indifference I saw in you. You were another person, someone I didn’t recognize,