Leaving was the hardest thing I ever did
I know judgement comes so easy
From my so called family and friends
I beat myself up black and blue
Physically and mentally for years
Numbing my existence with alcohol and pills
I fell twice the winter I decided to save myself
Right hand attempting to soften the blow
Of the hard asphalt
I woke up several times last night
Wailing in pain, my shoulder frozen once again
My right arm becomes a useless bunch of frayed nerves
My fingers forgetting how to grasp anything tangible
The pain creeps up my arm like hot coals
Pinching my shoulder and neck until my head throbs...
In eastern philosophy this is also known as the male side of the body
It's a vivid reminder to me
Of trauma that still needs release.
~Amber Comber (Equinox 2017)
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