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'Breaking the Trauma Bond'
Do you still like me? 
Let me count the ways.  
The tired old familiar abuse,  
The ugly scowl,  
The “get outta here’s!” 
“Don’t give me that kind of sh..t!!” 
 
Vile venom heaped upon an unwary lover. 
I’ve been sucker punched, again. 
Fallen for the antics of yet another 
Unwilling, unable, unstable, and uncommitted to anything 
Other than his own pain and confusion.  
Oh, good! 
Someone NEW to hate!   
 
I know what comes next.  
The gifts I have given 
Treasures I’ve shared,  
Regard, respect, admiration, adoration and affection 
Willingly offered 
And received, 
Crudely discarded. 
Run through the disposal 
Put out with the garbage 
Neatly packed and 
Hauled off to storage.  
Archived with 
All the other
Past violations, 
Slanders and 
Cruel rebuffs.   
 
My body is crushed.  
My spine is mangled.  
My nerves are seared. 
“I don’t NEED any more PAIN!” 
I wail
Mentally shuffling through 
Well-worn files of 
Past encounters. 
Rage rises, 
The Ogre is demonized. 
Humiliated and dis-graced
Tears fall from fresh wounds.   
 
I take refuge 
In dreams resplendent 
Of laughter, pleasure
Joy and enjoyment 
Where wishes of the wisher are fulfilled, 
Where food and delight are found. 
Fueling fond fantasies of nobility of character, 
Decency and courage
An Equal. 
 
Bitter tears cease, 
Fury finally fades. 
And yet curiously,
The guilt remains. 
I choke on the olive branch of forgiveness,
Again.

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