TeenHelp - Confusion

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Why is it that every time
I try to talk about it
My body shakes uncontrollably?
Like it is remembering
What it feels like to be in chains.
Perhaps my body protects my mind
Warding off the stories too painful to acknowledge.

Where the metal chains used to be, now faded marks
Why do I feel so bare?
Like something is missing; empty
Why do I want to engrave metal into my skin?
Like I want the chains to come back; to recreate

I was fighting so hard, so long
I got what I wanted; to break free
Part of me misses life behind bars;
Shackled yet safe in the familiar.

Part of me never truly left.
And is now lost between two worlds;
the past and the present

This is really powerful and emotional, well done! :hug:

This was lovely, thank you for sharing with us. Hugs

I love the use of metaphors (chains and shackles) in this to represent the trapped past. Thanks for sharing this :)

This was such a powerful piece of writing.

Thank you! I have not been able to write complete poems lately. I sometimes jot down ideas but I am often lost for words. So it is meaningful to me that I wrote this.