Where Divine Love Begins

That heartfelt melting

into the unknown of my own soul.

Where divine love begins

and self-love ends,

I do not know.

I took this photo of myself, in front of the bathroom mirror, during a moment of deep, emotional Divine Love. This was during my first attempt to leave high control religious domestic abuse. It was a short period, before abuse escalated and trapped me again, but!

I poured as much self-care as possible into myself and my inner-child during this time — and experienced a true love, so grounded and so otherworldly that human words will never hold it. Yet, I try to speak about it anyways!

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