EvieC

The beat of the music tickles your soul.

The lyrics put a picture in mind, 

the changes in the song from beginning to end.

It feels like an electric current going through your veins…

I open my eyes to a beautiful open night sky.

Each star, glistening so bright.

It feels vivid, like a dream.

A dream that’s greater than anyone has ever seen.

I wake up to a cold breeze from my patio, and I go outside for a moment, gazing up at the snow falling from the sky.
A small snowflake lands on my nose. I stand there looking at all the snow in its sparkly wonder.

 I sit on a shelf,

Waiting and waiting.

I see the people who come in and out of the toy store.

None of them look at me, though …

They all go to the Barbies and Lego sets,

Crawling darkness.

Piercing your soul.

A sinking feeling in your chest.

Unable to breathe

You collapse to the floor.

Terrified.

You’re just glued to the floor.

Unable to move.

2022
A good year.
Made lots of friends.
Lived a happy year.
Learned a lot along the way.
As each year passes, so do the flames of trauma.
The broken pieces finally being put back together again,
becoming whole.