getting past neglect
when I don't have time
to think about being sad
it is held differently
not better or worse
I wish to feel more comfort
less scared in the moments I'm set adrift
I don't know what I need to hang on to
little snippets of connection
it's just past trauma I am bound in
fear I return to
it's only now I'm realising what this is
an absence of security or safety
it's a full on feeling, but I lock it away
because it's occurring out of place
what I need to lock in is all the good stuff
be recharged, fortified
I don't like triggers
I physically hurt to do nothing with it
but I still wish to be acceptable
it will pass
I'll be glad I paused quietly
it's always better to hold it in
or it always seemed that way
because... well, I won't be weird about it
Copyright © Di11y Da11y | Year Posted 2024
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