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Protect Your Peace

by prioritizing boundaries

By Amber AllehoffPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
Protect Your Peace
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the comfort of familiarity

hides the disfunction

of family

their conditional solidarity

a hidden section

of loyalty

while the expected reciprocity

hides their rejection

of empathy

it burns.

let it crumble.

there are better bridges.

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    Written by Amber Allehoff