Shadow Girl

This is writing focusing on a part of PTSD that I have struggled with since childhood.

I see the way my past has shaped me

A loud voice

Snarky comment

Makes me cower

I wish to disappear into the shadows

Hide where the sun never touches the Earth

My grey feelings blend and morph into inky darkness

To form a shroud around my soul

Protecting myself against the rising shame

That looms above me and rains down

As heavy as a tumultuous tsunami

Crushing the fortified shadow castle erected to house me

Reviews

[Davidgeo]

Never ever hide. In the sun is where you find the answer. Especially if it hurts.

Face your struggle with vigor or you will be doomed to struggle forever.

[LeslieNoel]

I definitely strive to face my struggles and to stay in the light. This poem is mostly about how I used to feel part of the shadows. Since then, I have grown tremendously. :) Thank you for your support.

[John the Baptist]

There are things no one should see or experience. Untreated, the memories of them can claim great portions of a person's life. I hope you are getting treatment.

[LeslieNoel]

Yes, definitely. Thank you