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  • Story Listed as: True Life For Adults
  • Theme: Inspirational
  • Subject: Life Experience
  • Published: 01/10/2026

From Butterflies To Scars

By Megan
Born 2003, F, from City, South Africa
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You Scattered my heart on the ground into so many pieces that i can't put back the pieces , I looked here & there but its all gone !
I still can't seem to forget the pain you have caused me , the amount of tears , the amount of times you have broken my heart and acted so normal about it,
I still wonder how someone like you can give me butterflies at one point then bring out tears at the next point. I feel heartbroken!!! , this heart that you broke once use to beat for you now am not sure how to fix these pieces but am sure i feel dead within me .

You actually never brought out the best in me but the worst, you made me cry in places where you promised me you would be a better man, not just for me but for us .
What could I expect from someone so heartless, someone who can't understand the pain from a women who made sure you was always happy , but you couldn't even see my pain.

I wish you understood how I sat there silently and hid everything even when I had a thousand of reasons to complain but I never , I actually kept everything to myself , I buried all my sorrows within me
For all the times I cried in silence who's gonna repay those memories, who's gonna exchange my sadness with happiness?

Somewhere i stored a message in my heart for you and it goes like ,
I loved you so much but I wish you understood the trauma you caused me ,
The times you left me alone when I needed you the most!
The nights I spent crying over someone so heartless
It hurts being alone , I wish you knew how it feels being left out !!! All the times you made me feel as if i meant nothing to you .
But together it brought out moments i also cherished, the times I was basically loved by you , those moments were something I'll always cherish even though it wasnt something that always happened , those moments when it was just you&ii, us two locked in moments that meant the whole world to me but i couldn't say the same for you because if you loved me you would never hurt me , deep within me i still love you , but the scars you left on me will always remain, even if they heal , it will always hurt within.
My heart cries for the man I have first met , my heart also cries since the man I loved so much have hurt me the most, you broke me in so many pieces that you can't even glue back the pieces even if you wanted to ,Sometimes I still wonder how can someone so loving turn into a monster , did I over love you ? Did I over care ? Did i?
I seriously do miss the old you .

As i lay my head on the pillow, I can't help but think about us, when I closed my eyes i saw your love but when i opened my eyes i saw your true colour's. I miss the way we was , those incredible moments of you and only you .
I cant carry on like this because am so tired of the sleepless nights and the teary eyes , the late night cries , I miss the old you & I hate the new you . I wish I could go back in time and pause the moment I first met you , cause I wanna relive that moment , but at the same time that very same moment ruined my whole life , my eyes deceived me i honestly thought its gonna be us forever.

Well now I gotta embrace the reality, and move on
Let me pick myself up for one last time and dust myself since I got to remember I have to show up for myself now!
Yes he broke me , slowly but surely I'll be me again
Most definitely the happiest version of me .
I'll paint myself the happy ending i want because I said no to the sad ending.
I will surely do better without you , THE BEST VERSION YOU SHALL EVER SEE .
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George Mathew

01/26/2026

You have had a tough time dealing with disappiontment in love.
you are on the right track to recovery.
wishing you happiness as you lookforward to a better days

You have had a tough time dealing with disappiontment in love.
you are on the right track to recovery.
wishing you happiness as you lookforward to a better days

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DA

01/25/2026

Too many girls and women make the mistake of overlooking serious flaws in their mates, thinking that they can change them to make it better. It usually never works out. Bit pond. Lots of fish. Cut bait and run!

Thanks for having the courage to post this story.

Happy True Story of the Week!

Too many girls and women make the mistake of overlooking serious flaws in their mates, thinking that they can change them to make it better. It usually never works out. Bit pond. Lots of fish. Cut bait and run!

Thanks for having the courage to post this story.

Happy True Story of the Week!

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Kankana Kriti

01/18/2026

You're going through a tough time, and it's amazing how you're expressing your emotions. It takes a lot of courage to acknowledge the pain and heartache. You're not alone, and better days are ahead.

You're going through a tough time, and it's amazing how you're expressing your emotions. It takes a lot of courage to acknowledge the pain and heartache. You're not alone, and better days are ahead.

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