a poem about awareness as it takes hold after decades of dissociation.
Awareness
Rocking
When anxiety won't loosen it's grip.
Nowhere to Run
A depiction of Anxiety.
Farewell, My Child
Acceptance of life's fluidity can be difficult.
The Child & The Woman
Working through the pain and confusion caused by the link between the broken child inside and the whole woman that I want to be.
Feeling
“Tell me how you are feeling.” Where do I even start? There are so many emotions; jumbled, and confused. I am silent. They swirl in my head, beating against the inside of my mind, loud, aggressive, demanding validation, demanding comfort. “Where do you feel it?” I pause, I ponder … well, in my head. My... Continue Reading →
Shame
As a trauma survivor, shame is something I battle often.
Monologues
The struggle with anxiety, moral justice, and closure.
A lesson
When a relationship causes more harm than good, it is time to re-evaluate.
