Context

Written as a reflective personal essay, this article speaks to readers navigating intense emotional bonds, unresolved attachment, and the gray areas between care, control, and resentment. It invites readers into an internal reckoning rather than a moral conclusion.

Article Excerpt

I like to think of love as a long, red earth road straight and wide, no bends, no end in sight.
It stretches through savannahs of time and villages of memory, untouched by seasons or storms.

But the things I do because of that love? Those are not the same.

Love is the pot left simmering gently on the fire, never rushed, never forgotten.
But action is measured. It is the careful serving of jollof at a crowded party not because there isn’t enough, but because wisdom, too, is an act of love.

Core Skills Demonstrated

Conceptual Writing and Abstract Thinking

Metaphor-Led Storytelling

Long-Form Narrative Structure

Philosophical Framing

Emotional Intelligence in Writing

Cultural Symbolism Integration

Tone Control and Restraint

Audience Empathy Mapping

Thematic Consistency Across Sections

Author’s Note

This piece is written for those who have been conditioned to perform love endlessly, and for those learning that boundaries, restraint, and wisdom are not contradictions of love, but confirmations of it.

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