by Monai
Have you heard that new song by Jazmine Sullivan called “Circles”? What do you think the meaning of this song is? To me, it sounds like she is in a relationship with a man who keeps on repeating the same things as he has done before but she does not want to leave because she believes that he will do right the next time around, and she wonders why he keeps on doing her wrong when she’s supporting him and holding him down and continues to stick by his side. It’s just like the cycle of violence.

First, there is the tension building where you feel like you and that person are not communicating as well as before. Secondly, an incident happens, and it doesn’t matter if it is physical abuse, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse. Thirdly, there is the making up where the person promises that it will never happen again and that they will do right and lastly there is when you are calm and everything may seem perfectly fine but it’s not, and that’s when it starts over. People never think about leaving the other person, like that’s not an option, but it is. Instead of going through this cycle over and over, you can just leave because you can find somebody better who will treat you how you deserve to be treated.