Leaving was the best thing I’ve ever done in the name of survival and self-love
Why stay in a place with people that keep tearing you apart?
Love doesn’t hurt
It shouldn’t hurt
Love doesn’t dismiss any of your feelings
Love doesn’t laugh at your pain
Love shouldn’t bully you
Love is none of these things, but people will try to convince you that you need to deal with the pain in the name of love
Leaving was the most painful thing I’ve done but it’s the best thing I’ve done
I lost a lot but gained peace
I didn’t know that would ever be possible

Angelica

Angelica Flores is a poet, writer, storyteller, and blogger from Stockton, California and is currently living in Monterey, California. Her work has been published in Joaquin Magazine, the Collegian Newspaper, Exist(ir), Hispanecdotes, Scran Press and more. She has also performed her poetry in multiple venues in the Central Valley, Sacramento, and Monterey County. Angelica has written social justice curriculum for non-profits and is a mental health advocate. She believes that healing is possible through storytelling and poetry.

Angelica Flores