Losing my role
as a child
rather than
being seen as a witness
The moment the gift arrived
the rupture was already
in motion
Paranoia
accusation
drugs as threat
Safety mistaken
for danger
Jail
and cruelty
She collapses you into
a fixed, outdated role
one that serves
her nervous system
not reality
Living in
an absent present
You offer intimacy
she cannot metabolize
Shared meaning
versus shared threat
What is shared
what is not
Removing emotional static
He doesn’t call
Guarded texts
zipped lips
Hope for a better mother
he slips
into the sod
Guidé par la lumière
Du croissant
© GÄ
Poétique 