You Used Me is my reflection on past relationships that have caused me angst. I’m processing my feelings and healing my wounds…
You Used Me
You used me
Yes , you did.
You used me
You took my love and affection
Used it to flatter your ego and add me to your possessions.
You used me
And I was a willing victim;
Unconsciously perhaps, but willing no doubt.
You used me.
But did you really?
I needed your love, your acceptance, your affection,
I was willing to pay the price for it
You didn’t use me – we just bartered ourselves.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
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Prompts for 1st June 2018 are:
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2. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”- Eleanor Roosevelt
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Wow
Thank you.
It’s sad when we get used and I know the feeling of being let down. I’m sure you will overcome this feeling of regret that you allowed yourself to be so used . Keep smiling !
Actually, it’s a statement in which I’m owning my part in it, Sunita.
Gosh! This is exactly how I feel sometimes. Brilliant piece, Corinne. <3
Thank you, Shalini.
Right you are, we may feel used in the past relationships but we needed it all the same. Perhaps all the good times were worth it after all. Beautiful lines. 🙂
You are wise beyond your years, Darshana.
It is so easy to blame. But it takes guts to own our faults. This is something I have learnt over the years. We stay in toxic relationships because we are getting something out of it. We walk away when, as Anthony Robbins says, the pain becomes more than the pleasure.
It’s the hardest thing to admit, isn’t it, Sunita? But so freeing when we own our part in this.
It always takes two hands to clap. Nicely written and I love that quote by Eleanor Roosevelt.
Yes, it does, Suzy. Thank you.