Conversations - a poem about the struggle in my head

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Uh-huh.
This is what my head says when I receive messages and unheard phone calls from someone who says that they are "in control" — let us not debate if they are

No.
This is what my heart thinks when my brain says this: "you are going to end up just like her. You are going to destroy your kids and make them hate you, just like she did—"

I will fight.
This is what I know, this is what I declare over the armies of blood inside my bones — I know this,
that love's plan is all coming along,
I have songs in my head and dreams in my heart;
I know what I want. I am going to fight for them

Stop.
This is what I tell myself when I get overwhelmed—When I start feeling like I have to control everything, I tell my lungs to breathe, I tell my brain to stop thinking — only for a moment,
I close my eyes,
I envision love standing in front of me,
and I throw my fears on the ground at his feet, crying —

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