i want something else

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Currently listening to: Semi-Charmed Life – Third Eye Blind

I believe in the sand beneath my toes
The beach gives a feeling, an earthy feeling
I believe in the faith that grows
And the four right chords can make me cry
When I’m with you, I feel like I could die
And that would be alright, alright

How has failure ever protected you from a path that wasn’t yours?

Prompt created by yours truly. 
Feel free to use any prompts for April 2026 that I post and/or tag me.
I’d love to read your responses.

Ugh. When I look back at the biggest failures of my life, they are all associated with my exes. I’d pour everything into them and still… I lost. I would blame myself for a long time, replaying conversations and scenarios in an endless loop, thinking about what I could have done or said differently, picking apart moments that have already passed. I’d vow that I’d do better next time and when that next time would come, I’d see the relationship dissolving again but with someone else.

But over the years, I’ve come to reframe things, that those relationships failed because they weren’t going to take me where I needed to go in life and that I want something else…


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6 responses to “i want something else”

  1. Rob McShane Avatar
    Rob McShane

    Fascinating prompt- as a narcissist I was always…ALWAYS… right. Consequently, I never ‘failed’.
    When I look back, if there was a chance of failure, or if something didn’t work, I would either manipulate things that it couldn’t have been my fault, or I would move away from the situation before it ‘failed’.
    Now I see that ducking instead of facing was, in itself, a failure. A missed opportunity to learn, grow and, as you say, find another path. Back then it wasn’t as I had chosen to make the move- so a good decision!🫣.
    At the most (or least!), if I experienced a failure I could not escape or explain away, I would say that nothing is a mistake, everything is an opportunity to learn from. So, I would always ‘look good’ (in my eyes) but realise now how I was so busy protecting myself that I learnt nothing. Plus, I left damage and chaos behind me.
    And so we learn….

    1. justrojie Avatar

      And so we learn… failing has also humbled me and made me value the process in a way, even though go I would have liked for things to end on a positive note

  2. Iris@poetsmith Avatar

    Yes, sometimes one has to move on… there are other opportunities for better relationsips.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      I hope so!!

  3. Info-Man Avatar

    Some relations are just not meant to be , because they don’t let us grow , it’s good to leave such relations.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      I think so too. Every decision I’ve made, brought me where I am today.

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