You were a monster I once faced.

A monster I promised myself to never become… But I forgave. Not because you asked me to,

but because I refused to carry the poison of your actions any longer.

I forgave so I could breathe again.

So I could love without flinching.

So I could break the cycle, not repeat it. My kids deserve better than what I did; I’d do anything to assure them of that.

You may never understand the weight of what you did; but I do.

And I carry it no more.

I didn’t forgive to set you free…

I forgave to set me free.