Gaslighting the gaslighting the gaslighting
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I’m beyond furious but I must pretend I have no mouth and I cannot speak
I have chosen to stay with the person that ripped apart my heart, ripped up my face, ripped up my hair, torn through my skin
Bruises that lay upon me like a mosaic that is brutally broken and not like art at all unless you want the ugliest art you ever seen before in your life
He cannot bruise me anymore, I have unleashed a small dose of the poison out of me to relinquish his control
Everyone knows everything he did to me
Now he cannot bruise me, rip, break, tear me
Now, he can slowly break apart my reality once again
He claims I do not know what gaslighting is
I see a row of lights, dimmer, brighter, more bright and more dim
He tells me if someone disagrees with me even a little, it is my fault to declare that I’m
Being gaslit, when it is simply not the reality
When I know that he knows what I know to be the real problem of this once dead, now undead relationship
The definition is the enemy, the truth is a lie,
And I keep staying silent when I scream louder than ever.
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Well-wrought! Our entire social discourse lends itself to the technique, unfortunately. In a post-truth world, everyone is being gaslit all the time. Congrats on top story!
this is beautifully written. I have gone through this in my last relationship. My roommate at times gaslights me as well. I have learned, you must flip the role. Reverse psychology. Stay strong and never doubt your sanity; you are not crazy.
Beautiful just beautiful, I can't wait for your next story. Keep writing your an extraordinary writer, a very talented writer indeed. ♥️🙏
Wow this is powerful. I'm so sorry for the experience that may have inspired this. Super raw and beautifully written x
You didn’t write a top story in gaslighting… it never happened… Jk. Congrats! 🫶🏼
Oh, wow! I felt every line of your poem so deeply.. 💔 Congratulations on your Top Story too!
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
He is definitely a monster!
"The definition is the enemy, the truth is a lie" Oooo, I reallyyyyy loveeeeee this line!
Raw and emotional!