love
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“You’re too emotional”“You are weak”“You aren’t good enough ““You are not capable”The bully screams at meMy knees hit the bathroom floorTears sting from the mascara and then run down my cheeksWe are not safeWe are not okayThey all knowThey know how weak we areThey see what a broken thing we areThey all talk about it,…
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Dear Daddy, That is the first time I have called you that in 9 years. I quit using any terms of endearment when I told you that I never wanted to see you again. That day on the phone, when I found out just how much of the darkness you had given yourself over to.…
