At last.
16.5 years later, I can breathe freely again.
I can just be me.
Not his support worker,
not his shrink,
not his housekeeper,
not his emotional punchbal.
Not anymore.
I can just be me.
I really thought I was stuck for another decade.
I didn't want to live through another decade.
The constant criticising,
belittling,
gaslighting,
tone-policing.
Not anymore.
The being transparent,
not really human,
just a function,
an inconvenience,
free domestic & emotional labour,
doing everything but nothing.
Not anymore.
I can just be me!
