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Emotional Boundaries

June 2025

Revealing too much too soon

Hangs over you like a warning,

and it shows me you're diving headfirst

into doom.

 

It tells me that the ink of your boundaries has been smudged,

That you too easily trust

before testing out the waters,

That you wear your heart on your sleeve,

and you're too comfortable

placing it in the hands

of those who have not earned you

 

Whether it's romantic or strictly platonic,

You give your love away too fast,

Without checking if it's built to last,

Without knowing if they even deserve the right,

to hold your rawest history

or even relish in your light.

 

When you bare your soul at the start

You risk losing the most sacred pieces of your heart.

Opening up the doors for your story

to be used as a weapon against you.

For them to turn your vulnerability into

their own reverse uno card of word-play

 

Meanwhile,

they have no real intention to stay.

 

So,

if you're going to give yourself away,

If you want to truly bloom,

You have to learn the power of discernment,

and being in-tune

with you

— D