I was so taken advantage of in the past
I gave and gave and gave
and forgave forgave forgave
I was so open
Too open
Blind to betrayal
Blind to cruelty
The War, The Fight - it felt like home
Not only was I blind to it, I was attracted to it
Like a moth to a flame
Emotional unavailability was a secret code
A password
A key
I wasn’t attracted to those emotional people
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