Tag: Emotional Trauma
To My First Love
Content warning: This piece mentions topics of sexual harassment. Please read with discretion I was the eleven-year-old girl who ran to the back of the library, clutching a book, drawn into a world of imagination. Dreams of my fairytale world consumed me, ready to whisk me away to a realm of freedom and wild joy. Then suddenly, you appeared as my knight in shining armor. ...Caught in the Middle
Animosity strikes like lightningas childhood memories flash like an old flickering filmA stark reminder, burdened by towering expectationsWhich lay heavy upon small shoulders Middle child syndromea doll without a voice Tiptoeing through minefieldsof emotional mortars Where the wrong look or wordSets off a fiery explosion Yet the scars and traumaRemain hidden from sight A generational ...
