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Therapy Session 6

“I’m glad you found the courage to come back”

The courage?
As she sat there 
With eyes filled 
With muted green peso signs
Because my sorrow fuels her life 
But girl
The courage?
I’ve been waiting for a train 
That just won’t come
And I still kept moving 
Even if I was walking with no one
Is that not courage?
Drowning in my sorrow 
Y’all know I can’t swim
But to think 
There’s a criteria for courage
That I don’t fit
Damn I can’t win
I smiled when I wanted to cry
Served when I wanted to be alone 
Gave when I didn’t have any
Yet that amounts to nothing 
And here I am 
On my last straw 
And she thinks I gathered up some kind of courage
No Ma'am
You’re giving me my 
13th reason why
Because I don’t want to be here 
I don’t want to need this
And I don’t want this feeling 
But I just sat there and smiled
“Yes it feels good to be back”

Copyright © Ceeairra Taylor | Year Posted 2026

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