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You could be found
With a paintbrush in hand
And a canvas shaded
With the colour of
Misdirection
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You acted out
The part of the martyr well
For someone with so much
Blood on their hands
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You sketch pictures
Of your faults and then
Tell me they are mine
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You paint me as
Your villain
I write you as
My narcissistic
Nightmare
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The world might
Never know which
Of us to believe but
I know whose flaws
Belong to who and
Only one of us
Projects our own
Onto the other
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"Narcissist nightmare." So well done.
Truth-💯
The truth almost always lies somewhere in between, though often much closer to one side than the other. And when one side is projecting....
The projection is so real, in toxic relationships like the one you're describing. I'm glad that you're able to see things clearly for what they were!! Keep purging the wound, I can feel your words growing more resolute and less frenzied/injured in the progression of this series.
Outstanding!!! Nailed it!!!
Amazing poem! It's so relatable
It reminds me so strongly of how it feels to realise someone has been Gaslighting when we are in a low place. And knowing that is actually all them, not really you is so empowering.
Man, is this relatable. Great series
This series is cathartic, the ending in this one is empowering and reassuring: I know who’s flaws Belong to who and Only one of us Projects our own Onto the other On point, beautifully expressed, Poppy.
Colour of misdirection! I loved that one so much! Your poem was fantastic!