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‘All you have to do is ask’ ‘The resources are there’ But what you don’t see is the red tape The loopholes that have to be jumped through How many times you’ve been told no To the point where you’re now feeling invisible Afraid to ask for anything Because you’ve been fighting too long justContinue reading “‘Reach Out’”

And perceptions don’t meet your reality When society fails to follow through When there are resources but you don’t qualify for any of them because of a technicality When the world sees black and white but you’re drowning in gray But you still need to move along In a world that refuses to acknowledge theContinue reading “When Words Fail”

When you have a lot to say But there are now words for how to say it When you need to speak up about what’s happening But knowing no one will believe you When you need help But you know no one will When you see all the roadblocks ahead But you’re having trouble removingContinue reading “When…”

I’m waiting I’m doing everything I need to after having my world flipping upside down I don’t have the stamina to keep going Nor do I have the strength I just want to curl up into a ball and disappear The world has abandoned us To be told to wait it out is a slapContinue reading “Dear Universe”

My son and I have been through quite a bit, courtesy of a malignant, covert narcissist. While I wasn’t expecting a clean break or an easy recovery, the loophole we’ve been pushed into has only made things more complicated in terms of moving forward and is making it extremely difficult to heal. I have noContinue reading “One Step At A Time”

Reset Readjust Restart Refocus It’s been happening a lot over the past few weeks It’s going to keep happening I may have left the clutches of the narcissist, but I’m still reeling from the consequences of his actions We’re not in a better position yet The move was unilateral We’re still crawling to up aContinue reading “Reset. Readjust. Restart. Refocus.”

When my son and I originally embarked on our move 2 years ago, we knew there would be change. A new neighborhood. A new home. A new room. Starting a new school. All in a new city in a new country. The thing I expected the least was the burned bridges. Over the course ofContinue reading “Burned Bridges”

I saw the change Over the course of two years, it happened slowly I saw the change in behaviour Your actions spoke volumes Your own wife and kids became pawns in your game The obsession over breaking me kept growing the more I refused to submit I feel nothing but pity for you For yourContinue reading “‘I Pity the Fool’”

We threw a curveball last night It was intentional You ended up changing your flight plan today While it isn’t rare for you to change your flight plan, it isn’t common either You only do so when someone or something causes you to rethink your strategy and how you implement it At this point, basedContinue reading “The Curveball”

I learned a new term today It fits you perfectly It’s referred to as ‘hammering’ For the past several months, you have been pushing the ‘dog whistle’ more frequently You’ve been going overboard with it the last few weeks I know you haven’t been happy that I’ve been giving you the silent treatment By ‘greyContinue reading “Bringing Down the ‘Hammer’”