In our possessive coupling So much could not be expressed So now I'm returning to myself These things that you and I suppressed.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A breakup or separation leads to returning to oneself and reclaiming suppressed emotions.
- In plain terms
- I am returning to myself to feel things we used to hold back.
- What can you take from it?
- Separation can restore individual feeling.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you do after a relationship ends?
- What feelings have you suppressed?
Another view
Reclaiming suppressed feelings does not always lead to healing.
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