Chapter 11: "The wild fire"

Love Left Me, But I StayedWords: 553

You weren't gentle,

And I didn't want you to be.

You were fierce,

Unstoppable,

A wildfire raging through my life.

And I opened every door,

Unlocked every part of me,

Let you burn through everything

I thought I was.

Because with you,

Destruction felt like freedom.

Author's Note*

You didn't come into my life to stay still. You came like a storm, tearing down walls I didn't know I had. I let you in, knowing full well that the fire could destroy me. But for a moment, the destruction felt like freedom—and I wasn't afraid of the ashes you left behind.