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USE ME.
<p>Use me.</p><p><br/></p><p>Not because I am easy to break,</p><p>but because I have learned</p><p>how to hold the pieces</p><p>without letting them show.</p><p><br/></p><p>Use my silence</p><p>when your words become too heavy.</p><p>Use my presence</p><p>when the room feels empty.</p><p>Use my hands</p><p>when yours forget how to hold on.</p><p><br/></p><p>Use me.</p><p><br/></p><p>But tell me—</p><p>when did being needed</p><p>become the same thing</p><p>as being loved?</p><p><br/></p><p>I became the place</p><p>you came to when you were tired,</p><p>the shoulder you borrowed</p><p>when your world became too loud.</p><p><br/></p><p>And I never asked</p><p>what you would give me in return.</p><p><br/></p><p>Perhaps that was my mistake.</p><p><br/></p><p>Because somewhere between</p><p>being someone's shelter</p><p>and being someone's home,</p><p>I forgot to ask</p><p>where I was supposed to rest.</p><p><br/></p><p>So yes…</p><p><br/></p><p>Use me.</p><p><br/></p><p>But this time,</p><p>use me for something different.</p><p><br/></p><p>Use me to remind you</p><p>that not everything gentle</p><p>is yours to keep.</p><p><br/></p><p>Use me to learn</p><p>that even the strongest hands</p><p>eventually get tired.</p><p><br/></p><p>And if one day</p><p>you reach for me</p><p>and find nothing—</p><p><br/></p><p>don't call it abandonment.</p><p><br/></p><p>Maybe…</p><p><br/></p><p>I finally learned</p><p>how to stop being useful</p><p>to people who never learned</p><p>how to love me,or value me.</p>
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