Today the flame went out of my heart
Today the flame went out of my heart 😢 Have you ever loved someone so much only to discover it was not returned? Seems like I have always lived in a make believe world where this happens to me quite often. Most of my adult life I have felt like I was totally unaccepted. Searching for the one man who thought I was pretty enough to be his number only. Trying to be someone's priority. I have always been the option. Never finding this make believe man. But in my head he was so real. Many very painful life experiences with men who saw that I had a good heart as well as wonderful intentions used me up and dumped me before I could put it together. I was a supporter of folks who had dreams and I would always encourage others and especially "my man." How did that work for me? It didn't. I had gotten so used to being the option in every relationship, I began to not expect anything else. I have had men that outright use...