' 'fear' 'anxiety' 'loneliness' 'family' 'moving on' 'positivity' ‘ptsd’ ‘abuse’
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First it’s calm
Everything is quiet and warm,
But all that has to be done to remove that calm,
Is as simple as a flick of a switch.
Somebody says something,
Increasing my laughter eyes full of tears invisibly
Heart shouting help
Limiting at my ears
Can't be spoken out loud
I remember it like it was yesterday.
The vivid scream of someone I love.
The cry of help from the monstrosity my father has brought into my home.
While I sat