In Water

[rainydiary]

I used to ignore
The water I was in
I didn't see it

I thrashed and struggled
Hitting the bottom
Not sure where to go to get up

One day I started to feel
The water I am in
I felt it all around me

I let it consume me
Push me
Pull me
Turn me
Flip me

I was dizzy and sad
I was sick and angry
I clung to anything I could hold
But I kept slipping

There was another day
Where I stopped
I floated
I didn't resist

I started to see
I could clear out the dangers
By facing them

One by one the dangers
Began to clear
And it was just me in the water

Riding the waves
Up and down
Facing some danger
Clearing out the water as I go

[Snowdrop]

I love this.

[Kizzie]

Lovely Rainy, an ode to mindfulness and just trying to be still and aware instead expending our energy on pushing away or running from our trauma. 

[rainydiary]

Snowdrop & Kizzie, thank you. 

[Kizzie]

 

[Not Alone]

Thank you for sharing your poem. It beautifully illustrates the journey of trauma.

[rainydiary]

Thank you Not Alone.