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…which can lead to misrepresentation And, in turn, lead to misunderstandings Leading to widespread gaps Which leads to being torn apart Eventually leading to a complete separation More than likely, that separation will be placed on the victim For speaking up For telling the truth For not backing down For not being believed For notContinue reading “The Perception…”

I’ve been told multiple times ‘You’re in my thoughts’ And it’s an EXTREMELY frustrating line You can think about my situation all you want You can send prayers my way all you want Neither of them have gotten us anywhere For you, it may be enough For us, it’s not Society as whole needs toContinue reading “When Thoughts and Prayers Aren’t Enough”

Sitting on the edge looking in Always on the bubble Watching as the world marches on Constantly trying to make your voice heard But always ignored It isn’t about trying to fit in There are things going on, stories that need to be told, issues that need to be addressed But everything keeps falling onContinue reading “From The Outside”

‘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”