⁣A Narcissist Survivor's Declaration

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You rush in with your answers, ⁣

Playing expert to my pain, ⁣

Your well-meaning words whisper ⁣

That I'm broken, can't sustain ⁣

The weight of what I'm carrying. ⁣

But I'm stronger than you see.⁣

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You treat me like I'm fragile, ⁣

As if I am incomplete. ⁣

Your fixing pushes us apart, ⁣

But I don’t feel small and lonely. ⁣

I don't need your clever concepts;⁣

I make space to just be me.⁣

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I am braver than you realize, ⁣

More capable than you know. ⁣

My own courage supports me ⁣

As I learn and play and grow. ⁣

You can stop trying to repair me, ⁣

I don’t need you to breathe.⁣

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Hold space instead of answers, ⁣

Trust instead of taking charge. ⁣

I can feel what I am feeling, ⁣

My heart expands and grows large. ⁣

In your presence, not your fixing, ⁣

I find strength I didn't know.⁣

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You couldn’t sit beside me, ⁣

Simply listen without fear. ⁣

I can hear my own voice speaking, ⁣

I can feel my truth draw near. ⁣

My dreams sharpen into focus, ⁣

Despite you, I trust and lead.⁣

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You can’t stand my messy journey, ⁣

Or hold me as I fall and rise. ⁣

You drown out my words with yours,⁣

But I see through my own eyes. ⁣

Despite your trying to fix me, ⁣

I do feel quite whole indeed.⁣

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You don’t have to try to fix me. ⁣

No matter if you let me be, ⁣

You cannot break me deep inside, ⁣

Cause I know I’m always free. ⁣

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Continue on your journey⁣

You must do it without me.⁣

I can no longer be a part of⁣

Your narcissistic tragedy.⁣

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©Miriam Segal⁣, 22.05.2025

(Inspired by When You Try to Fix Me, by Jeff Foster.) ❤️⁣