#that same lover haunted by an accusation of abuse that was wholly false

[asternautica]

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#that same lover haunted by an accusation of abuse that was wholly false #how he turned that accusation into a weapon that he beat himself with at every opportunity #i watched him take hits #first hit nic. second hit weed. by the third hit maybe he'll forget someone thought he was evil #someone he loved deeply and dearly #there's no one in the world who deserves happiness more than him #since i grew up i learned that men are not especially horrible #they are only elevated after paying an extreme price #just like everyone else #i resent being taught to fear men #because this fear never kept me safe #the only thing this fear did was cause me to harm men #to lash out at them before they lashed out at me #so instead i choose to love them #i choose to love them freely and deeply and openly #i disdain man haters of all stripes with unfettered abandon #because i grew up. #and i learned that men are beautiful #the end