Scorpio Truth #4: He Wanted Worship, Not Witness

He needed women to need him.
I was dangerous because I didn’t.

I was capable—he was insecure.
I saw him clearly,
and he mistook that for judgment.

He didn’t want love.
He wanted control.

I gave him loyalty.
He fed me lies.

He couldn’t manipulate me,
so he tried to minimize me.

I didn’t love the man.
I loved the idea of who he might’ve been
if he ever grew into himself.

I stayed for our son.
He stayed for the illusion of power.

He didn’t lose me because I changed.
He lost me because I didn’t.

Writing in smoke, truth in my teeth—

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