I choose to remember you
Not by how you hurt me
But by how you taught me to heal
Not by how you left me
But by how you taught me to never abandon myself 
Not by how you broke me
But by how you taught me to rebuild myself 
Not by how you dimmed my light  
But by how you helped me to shine 
Not by how you kept me trapped in a place of comfort 
But by how you empowered me to leave my comfort zone 
Not by how you left me feeling weak
But by how you taught me what it means to be strong 
Not by how you tried to control me 
But by how you taught me to be free
Not by who you told me who I was
But by how you taught me to define myself 
And above all
I choose to remember you 
Not by how you were unable to love me 
But by how you taught me 
To love myself. 

✍ Tahlia Hunter https://image.nostr.build/d4fd2254a2fcafc98503084dd71665d6e0fe2ba3865ecf1187c3874880ad53d1.jpg