In response to Di’s weekly Prompt:
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1. Do you forgive and forget, or forgive but remember?

I forgive — but I remember.

Forgiveness is for my own peace.
Memory is for my own protection.

2. If someone has hurt you deeply, do you avoid them, cut them out of your life, or carry on as usual?

It depends on what they have done.

But if it’s bad — truly bad — I don’t linger.
I throw a match behind me and walk away,
burning every bridge without looking back.

Some doors, once closed, stay closed.

3. If you could be a wild animal, what would that be?

Something from the cat family.
A lion. A leopard.

Independent. Watchful. Powerful — but calm until provoked.

4. What colour are your eyes?

Green-brown.
They change with the light — a little like the sea.

Gratitude

I’m grateful for strength.
For instincts that protect me.
For knowing when to stay — and when to walk away.

And for eyes that have seen a lot, but still soften at kindness.

— Maggie
The Afterlove Voice 💫