Trauma

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Shaking

Shaking

I am shaking
maybe from emotions
maybe from fear
maybe from sorrow
I am shaking...

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BENEATH THE LAYERS

BENEATH THE LAYERS

Living beneath the layers
Inside the brokenness of me
I internalized the trauma
In...

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Scarred - Part One

Her arms hide
under frills of the past.
She calls it art.
But others might say:...

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Light Bulb

Light Bulb

The only light comes from a bulb hung high
There's two closed doors, that lock from inside

...

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Secunda

Grazed with graceful frost
These lands are moving
Slightly warm with my embers last breath...

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The Smell of Insane

The Smell of Insane

The smell of insane haunts me.

Five years ago, my life flipped right way round. I was caught in a...

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MORE THAN BEING SHY

MORE THAN BEING SHY

She kept her eyes down, or looked away
She couldn't look you in the eye
The slightest...

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It's not okay.

I feel as if there are two parts of my heart
The place that offers love and the side that is dark...

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Iwo Jima Survivor Uncle

Iwo Jima Survivor Uncle

The Geist family had its annual Christmas Party and Summer Party. The summer parties were held at Uncle...

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I CAN'T SEE

I CAN'T SEE

I can't stop running

But there's no place to hide

I can't drown it

I can't keep it...

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The Deep End

He reaches for my hand

The promise of freedom

He grips my mind

And refuses now to...

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Devil's Night

Pierce the flesh reveal the bone

Dripping blood onto the stone

Pace the rush conceal the...

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Battle scars http://m...

 Battle scars http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4ka1Lgd3SAIHi

and so it is

That I cannot sleep

for what is is,

In this year of PTSD

...

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IS IT WORTH IT

IS IT WORTH IT

Just keep on walking
a small voice said
don't you dare look back look straight ahead
...

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Ash Face

Tears of fire
Roll down
My face of ash
They make their mark
A streaming trail...

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Waves

The flashes come in waves,
Waves so powerful, they leave chaos for days.
The moment it hits,...

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Didn't consent

you didn't think I'd recall

anything at all

all the pain you caused

has my life...