Therapy

I know this track

Like I know my body

The places to avoid

To not trigger

The land mines

Around me

The cracks and scars

That remain in the asphalt

The fact that my story

Is not unique

So many have come before 

And will come after me

The reason at 15 

I used shame

To layer my body

After confiding in a friend

Who questioned my integrity 

Trying not to be seen

I would harm myself

Thinking how 

I was too weak

To protect me

Don’t reveal too much skin

Never walk alone at night

Don’t let your drink out of sight

Carry your keys like a knife

This mantra is memorized 

While our bodies are desired

And weaponized

Will this war ever end?

💫Amber Comber