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Silence, Peace & Quiet

There’s a silence that’s starting to happen One that feels different A silence where you can sit in peace and actually hear yourself think Where the background noise intentionally caused by others has taken a temporary hiatus Background noise that’s meant to disrupt, disregulate and create chaos Background noise that’s meant to discombobulate, threaten andContinue reading “Silence, Peace & Quiet”

To Speak The Truth

‘I didn’t speak badly about you – I spoke about what you did to me. If that makes you look bad, that’s not my problem anymore.’ ~ Miley Cyrus You chose the behaviour You tried to choose how I reacted You tried to determine how the world saw me And succeeded To a point IContinue reading “To Speak The Truth”

The Promised Land

It exists somewhere A land where you live in peace Where there’s help when you need it A place to stay that feels like home And comes with an abundance of food Where nothing is ever wasted And mental health is never an issue Where people treat each other with love, respect and dignity WhereContinue reading “The Promised Land”

The Battle Continues

And it’s one that will continue for the foreseeable future It’s a process Baby steps have been taken A path has been forged A network of support is being formed But it’s still an uphill battle One that can be filled with land mines When the slightest breeze can trigger a trauma response And you’reContinue reading “The Battle Continues”

When Silence Becomes the Loudest Goodbye

I know what happened I know what he did I saw the wedge he ended up creating And how everyone fell for it I saw the ghosting and gaslighting Silence ensued For when the truth tried to be told It fell on deaf ears There’s nothing left to explain When understanding refused to take holdContinue reading “When Silence Becomes the Loudest Goodbye”

Mental Health: Reclaiming What’s Mine

My mental health took a hit after having a baby It took a nose dive after an abusive neighbor decided to come after me when I discovered he was doing something illegal Thankfully, that door was shut (and locked) A few more crazies may have been encountered in the time since we left the gripContinue reading “Mental Health: Reclaiming What’s Mine”

It Says A Lot When

You don’t need words Your behavior says it all You placed a target on my back within 2 months of meeting you You assumed I was an easy target As the months have gone by, the tension grew A pattern emerged You kept assuming things that weren’t true and you hovered when the suspicion becameContinue reading “It Says A Lot When”

Are You Trying to Find ‘The Button’?

The one thing that will set me off? See what my limit is? How far you need to go before I ‘lose it’? You have a pattern A cycle I am very well aware of what you’re doing And why I’m your target You have the signs of an abuser written in your actions TheContinue reading “Are You Trying to Find ‘The Button’?”

Life + Time = Perspective

Life happensSometimes it happens in the most unexpected ways and in the most unexpected placesWhen a curveball comes out of left field and takes you by surprise, it can take a while to processEspecially when you’re in the middle of a life altering eventWe’ve been through plenty of those in the past few yearsThankfully, we’reContinue reading “Life + Time = Perspective”

‘The Pickle’ Dilemma

We’ve all been there We’re given a choice to make Sometimes it’s a situation where the choice seems impossible Because no matter how you look at it It simply becomes a ‘damned if you do, damned if you don’t’ type of situation And you find yourself in a pickle Do I? Don’t I? So youContinue reading “‘The Pickle’ Dilemma”