Dear Adelina...

Your husband crossed a line.

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He violated me.

In a way that to others doesn’t seem like a big deal.

But to me, it was.

I lost my safety. I was in a place where I could talk to friends.

I could share a space with people.

Now it’s a warzone.

I have to check my 2 and 6.

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I'm looking for a threat to my safety. I'm looking for your husband.

The fear I feel fuels me to be on my guard. It protects me.

In a place where fear and survival shouldn’t be the first thing I feel, I do.

That is my reality.

This is my job.

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Your husband, violated me.

Your husband destroyed my trust.

Now I wear armor.

I wear armor when I get coffee.

I wear armor when I go to the bathroom.

I wear armor when I'm alone.

I wear armor at work.

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Skittish should be left to the rabbits.

I am skittish at work.

A place that holds so much opportunity to achieve my dreams.

I'm ready to run as fast as I can, when your husband comes around.

Your husband lurks around corners.

Your husband shows up in places I don’t expect.

Your husband shows up, when I'm alone.

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Now I live in the gray.

I'm one of the unlucky ones.

I'm one of those who said no, and it was ignored.

I was violated, by your husband.

A hug that forced me to him.

A kiss that I didn’t want. That haunts me.

Now I live in the gray.

The memory makes me shutter.

And I cant ignore it.

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A friend should not cross a line that you do not want crossed.

A friend should respect your boundaries.

A friend should take the hint.

Hey you're crossing a line

Hey, you crossed the line.

And it can never be uncrossed

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Dear Adelina. Your husband violated me.