Triggers Poems - Poems about Triggers

Irritated Steven wrote his anger triggers down. His therapist read them, trying not to frown. He asked his client to number them now Number 106 was a fat dairy cow. Number 214 was bird booby that was blue. All together there were a thousand and two. Everything made him mad – paper clips even. Therapist knew he had a lifetime of work...

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Triggers Soft & loud Here comes the storm cloud Sssh the silent treatment Meant for cruelty intent Everyone’s the enemy Even if I don’t agree Stomping, slamming,huffing & puffing Saying he’s only joking and bluffing Ignoring, interrupting, intimidation Only leads to darkness and deflation Rolling his eyes and being dismissive Thoughts of not to live Invisible is how I feel He says it’s no big deal Triggers are all around Without...

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Not gas, not oil, but leadership Yes, it's leadership pipelines we lack Young people coming up through the ranks For their mentors' devotion giving thanks It's every individual for himself today That's the internet and social media way Instead of bringing...

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Safety is a rare commodity. You can tell someone your traumas & triggers and they will still use them against you for personal gain to try to control. Which can lead to physical abuse, if you call them out on their role. If you aren't careful friends even family will use their mask to justify...

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There are some poems we are just not ready to write The wound is still too fresh for us to take notes from the light of it And our pencil tips aren't sharp enough to stitch us up just yet When we spill our sins in ink We pray with stained hands Leave indigo fingerprints saying this is who I...

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UNFORSAKENED It is I, you said, was God-send I was oblivious to your retirement That extra special event. It is I, you told, "...was a nobody." The day after, I fell to the floor and wept One abruptly wailed out your name. It is I, you loved, with a love so raw I awoke and found me on your pillow Pink roses filled...

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PTSD stay away from me Triggers let me be Trigger here Triggers there Triggers everywhere When Can I breath When will it leave I just want to live, I just want to sleep I just want to lift my head up and walk not weep I want to Stop having to ask people to forgive It’s not fair to those who love you And give They...

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What triggers out-of-control emotions? frown whistle lopsided picture frame yellow flowered wallpaper person smell landscape poem painted canvas purse postcard antique mall toothbrush six thousand eight hundred other things What triggers me is unique to me And what triggers you is an anomaly to me...

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There are triggers... and then there are triggers. When the stars above shine on me, I am always aware that you trigger something within me. What you trigger is loving. You warm my heart and sometimes chase me away in sadness. But tonight you warm my heart. Thank you. I have been wondering many things. The universe has no interest in what I know, but occasionally...

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used to be one of those people that didn’t really understand triggers and how the simplest of things could send you tumbling down a rabbit hole back into that memory. i never understood how something like a word or making breakfast or the way somebody says a sentence could cause your stomach to heave and...

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I’m afraid of bright blue cars. Every time I see one driving down the road, my body tenses and I look away. Only then to look more closely to see the driver's face. Once I figure out who’s driving, I can relax a little, but the pit in my stomach never fades. I can’t go...

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“Triggers” So, you are used to me writing poetry but today it’s more like my thoughts for others to read. I need to clear my head of these constant roller coaster emotions. Today was just one of those days I was smiling from ear to ear and then in a sudden instant a trigger...

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P eople all over the earth were shocked to hear that a Comet half the size of the moon, would A nnihilate every human being and most animals on earth on Friday, August 26, 2016; no one would survive. N othing could be done as the comet was too big to be destroyed or nudged off course...

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the punch of the first note the sound of your name the sight of the number invokes an ocean of emotion the tickle of a memory the hint of a smile tugging lips the ache of a heart what remains is just reminiscing the last word the last laugh the last time marks passing bisection of our...

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pouring sexy velvet origins ignoring delicacies begging please forming mold and fashion flesh driven sins storing homemade ***** potion remedies preparing visual nude food female medicines exploring the view from subdued dirty knees erotic deep massage sensualities high flame temptation recipes lust concoction cream filling candies who is the bondage sandman complying to your delectable submissive fantasies audacious lacy lingerie masked peep show courageous breath by exhibitionist neon winter glow voluptuous thick statuesque marvel from head to...

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