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Two years on from trauma and I’ve still not really accepted that it happened. I don’t accept the way it happened or why, and I think of the what ifs all the time. But I’m trying to now.

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It’s a reminder that it’s not too late — You can still reclaim the damaged parts of yourself.

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Revealing your truth is your path to healing. You will stumble along the way, but you will walk upright after you say it. Then, move forward. 

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Remember when you promised that you were just taking a break and that you still love me?

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When you love someone, you don’t act like they are being ridiculous when they shut down and get quiet because you feel like you didn’t even do anything. 

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Because, of course, there are times when it does all feel like it is falling apart. 

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Everything changes naturally, but even more so after a traumatic experience.

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I don’t have names for what happened to me, just the scars that no one can see except for me. 

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I see now my brother’s struggle began long before he ever took that first sip of alcohol.

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All I knew was that I was scared to leave my back toward you at your old apartment. This was out of the ordinary. The last thing you’d ever do is hurt me.