#pastvspresent

“The sea and the sand”

You were my person,

You are my prison.

A slave to your tongue, a love unsung.

 You were the one, but now I run,

And pray for ways to come undone.

You were my person, you are my poison.

 I slept in the sunlight,

For seas and seasons,

And in my many lives,

You were the reason.

Earlier on shift we ran a call in a pub for an assault, one of the bystanders drinking in the pub happened to be a guy I went to high school with that used to be a part of a group that made fun of me. He walked right up to me while I was standing with police and the fire department and was trying to be friendly with me, as if he never treated me poorly or participated in making my high school life traumatic. The fire guys and PD had him step back and it made me feel two ways. One it got under my skin a little being reminded of those shitty times, two it made me feel warm and belonging that that is no longer my life, that the first responders with me are my current life and that I blossomed and grew dispite whatever hardships. That specific kid was friends with my extremely toxic ex boyfriend that I was involved with for years. (The main reason I was made fun of by that specific group.)

I came home from work to my boyfriend today sound asleep, a clean house, dishes done, laundry done, dinner in the fridge and my favorite wine on the table. All things my boyfriend of almost a year did for me today.

It really makes me happy to be face to face with the small increments of my past and with my current life standing right by my side proud and strong. I am so appreciative for the friends I have made, the friends that have been here the whole time, my family, and my boyfriend. I’m also appreciative of my past for helping me grow as a human as well as teach me how I am supposed to be treated as well as how I am not supposed to be treated. Always be thankful for the struggle, it’s meant to teach you.

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