Dear You,

It’s the first step that’s the hardest.
Remember that
The next time you’re asked
To step outside of that
Lovely little box
The walls of which
You so desperately cling to

It’s the first mile of a
Thousand-mile journey
That moment when you
Swallow your fears
And swallow your pride
Put your hands on the wheel
And Just drive
So that by…read more

Dear Body,

For years you protected me
Shielded me from the truth
that our twelve your old brain
couldn’t comprehend

For years you stored the memories
of callused hands clamped over our mouth
Hot breath in our ears
The grip of a grown man’s hands on our
Twelve-year-old wrists

He forced you to become
a House of Shame and Secrecy
No one wil…read more