The Dam Is Breached
Leave no room for manipulation.
That’s your version.
I trust mine.
You keep calling me sensitive
to dodge the weight in your hands,
but I’m not confused—
I’m simply not agreeing.
I won’t keep spinning my voice
so you can keep erasing it;
twisting my words
does not make you right.
The truth struck—
I heard it in the force of your reply.
Pattern spotted:
every time I open my chest,
you change the subject.
If you cared for the pulse inside my telling,
you’d stop slicing at it
with that scalpel of concern.
This doesn’t smell of connection;
it reeks of control.
The mask is slipping—
I won’t debate reality.
The door is open,
and I’m stepping through it—
choosing peace
over the theatre of performance.
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Author:
crypticbard (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Thoughts in verse on gaslighting and rebuttals against gaslighters.
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Comments5
Thanks for the Fave @CM 🕊️🙏🏻
Never understood gaslighting a new word for what I call manipulation and forcing a view of the world that suits the manipulator, someone not interested in the view of the other set upon their own needs in a world of their own. The actions spoken so familiar where two people don't listen to the needs of the other and hide their needs behind false walls. Nicely written Cryptic
Yeah, I understand, Soren. Was going to watch the old movie 🎥 where the term came from but never got to it. Perhaps this is the push to finally do it🙏🏻🕊️
That line — “twisting my words does not make you right”…stopped me cold. A-freaking-men! The clarity and steel in that truth makes the whole piece burn bright. Beautifully cut, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
The frustration takes a back seat as realisation takes command...that door - don't step, run...
Gaslighting seems to be the Buzz word at the Moment on the News Programmes.
Had to look it up as well.
A good Write.
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