Self-Reliance

Self-Reliance

I learned to depend on myself.

I learned to depend on myself in there, and that I shouldn’t ask for help from anyone.
No one will support you; neither friends nor strangers.
No one stood beside me, even though I always stood beside everyone.
I stood beside my siblings, husband, and my parents-in-law. But no one stood beside me.
I had to depend on myself in there.

I learned not to sacrifice my well-being for other people’s sake.
I sacrificed my freedom for my husband, and what did he do in return?
He got married and abandoned our children.
I learned not to offer help to anyone.
Because some people are ready to backstab you.
And some people shit where they eat.

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