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Letter 4 of 11. Denial, Patterns
Ever Wren
Dear Denial, Part I: The Slow Unveiling
to: the one who didn’t want to see it
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Denial, when prolonged and multiplied,was a kind of madness.— Cheryl StrayedDear Denial – The Slow Unveiling,Part I: When the Truth Whispered Its Real NameBy Ever WrenYou’re such a curious thing, aren’t you?You slip in quietly, unnoticed,weaving through the cracks,convincing me to sweep things under the carpetor turn a blind eye.You trick me into silence,into evasion,into believing that if I don’t talk about it or confront it,the truth will somehow lose its power.It seemed less complicated keeping you hidden,tucked away where it wouldn’t hurt so much.But you don’t protect me.You’re a false sense of calm.The truth doesn’t disappear—it waits.It builds pressure.