A “Letters Never Sent” Blog Series by Ra’Mone Marquis Pain does not automatically make someone cruel. But unhealed pain can absolutely make someone dangerous emotionally. Sometimes quietly. Sometimes unintentionally. Sometimes intentionally. And one of the hardest parts of healing is acknowledging the moments where our wounds became somebody else’s burden. This letter is about accountability. Dear The People I Bled On, There are apologies I never fully knew how to s

A “Letters Never Sent” Blog Series by Ra’Mone Marquis Some versions of us never really disappear. They just get quieter. They wait behind smiles. Behind achievements. Behind responsibilities. Behind survival. And every once in awhile… they tug on our sleeve just to ask: “Do you finally see what happened to me?” For a very long time, I thought healing meant distancing myself from the younger version of me. I thought becoming a man meant burying the scared little boy deep enoug