Poetry

Echoes I’m Still Undoing

I didn’t expect the memory
to hurt this much.

They were just words—
yet years later,
my subconscious still replays them
over and over and over.

I didn’t notice the damage
until I began the work
with my therapist.

And now I’m left
undoing everything
you did.

Poetry

Used and Discarded

You ran away fast

Without an explanation

Cowardice told me

Betrayed me right from start

I’ll rise up and learn from it…

-AAA/MAD 09/24/2024

Poetry

Pain

Gut-wrenching pain
the tears pouring down my face
the pain won’t go away

MAD