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throwaway lines

Started by howard · 10 months ago

disposable girl
never wanted to be used,
but won’t play for keeps. ... Continue reading »

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Heather
11 months ago

Wow.

I see myself. I see a lot of women.

We don't mean to hurt you when we do that.

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howard
11 months ago

I've come to accept that other people in these situations often fall under the heading of collateral damage. It's rarely intentional.

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Heather
11 months ago

I know that doesn't make it hurt any less, but yes. Rarely intentional.

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