The Manipulation I Didn’t Know I Was Doing

<p><strong>I had to be honest with myself .. </p><p>I wasn’t trying to manipulate.</p><p>But I was.</p><p>I said “leave” more times than I can count..</p><p>Thinking they’d fight for me, prove something to me, choose me louder.</p><p>But love isn’t a test you keep giving someone.</p><p>And one day.. they stopped taking it.</p><p>That’s when it hit me -intent doesn’t erase impact. </strong></p>