Under the Surface

The TRIGGER.

It brings buried experiences to the surface.

I know it’s not you.

It’s me.

It wasn’t you.

It was him.

It happened so long ago.

My body remembers.

I recognize my physical reaction is not ‘normal’.

I react subconsciously, less often than before.

You’re different.

I talk myself through it.

It takes a while.

The next day I am back.

I trust you.

You are patient

gentle

kind.

I am working on moving forward.

Someday I’ll be better.