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The Legacy You Chose

the echo that lingers after betrayal

By JanePublished 12 months ago 1 min read
The Legacy You Chose
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The Legacy You Chose

Your father’s death

was not your fault.

But how you carried it—

that was.

You could have let grief

make you kind,

make you honest,

make you brave.

Instead,

you chose to wound another

as if pain belonged only to you.

That is the legacy you chose.

And I will remember it.

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