Trauma

Trauma

A Poem by light and ashes

Trauma is a lot like having Cancer.
It grows year by year.
It amalgamates.
It grows in the dangerousness and seriousness of it.
The sooner it is dealt with, the better, the better chance you have of beating it,
the better you can cope with it. The longer it sits,
the more it becomes like stagnant water, filthy and pungent.
The more it sits, the longer you go without getting help, the more corroded your soul becomes,
until your Psyche is melting away, like the rotting flesh of a corpse.

© 2024 light and ashes


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the marriage between trauma & cancer is not a happy one .. but nevertheless, in many respects your words ring true .. indeed, they resound with the truth so often surrounded by darkness .. Neville

Posted 1 Year Ago


light and ashes

1 Year Ago

So often...

Many times people can't see out.
If you don't have the support of .. read more
Neville

1 Year Ago


absolutely .. family and friends can make such a lot of difference. N
light and ashes

1 Year Ago

They can.
Alright!!! I’ll go to the mountains this weekend just let me catch my breath first… lol. Powerful and good advice… I wonder why most never take it…is it comfort or fear of our unknown….probably both. You’ve got passion in the mold and that isn’t something learned it’s something lived. Respectfully, a deep and wonderful force…poetry some might even say… lol. Perdition~

Posted 1 Year Ago


light and ashes

1 Year Ago

It is indeed something lived...
Thank you.
I love your metaphoric use of water in several of your poems. Water has always fascinated me, as it is the key for life as we know it, and yet it can bring us so much harm.

"The longer it sits,
the more it becomes like stagnant water,
filthy and pungent."

I loved this poem, right up my dark, melancholic alley. Keep writing, it heals.

/ O

Posted 1 Year Ago


light and ashes

1 Year Ago

I am fascinated by water too..
and it's opposing element, fire..

Well, my name.. read more
Living with trauma is difficult. I have a family member who suffers with it. Panic attacks and anxiety, are most unpleasant. Sooner dealt with, sooner healed. Enjoyed reading your work today Light and Ashes. All the best.

Chris

Posted 1 Year Ago


Trauma creates intense anxiety, behaviour shifts, more likely leads to personality deterioration. There are various therapies ex.Cognitive behaviour therapy....etc. loved this psychological poem.

Posted 1 Year Ago


light and ashes

1 Year Ago

Thank you!!
Indeed as well as the physical effects, trauma also has a lasting effect, invisible to a secondary person it manifests within the mind of the dufferer and can be most disturbing, yep, early treatment is paramount and must be stuck with if to have any benefit...

Poetically pertinent, kudos!

Posted 1 Year Ago


light and ashes

1 Year Ago

It is, and it does..
but sometimes..
It isn't so invisible.
Thank you for revie.. read more
Tom

1 Year Ago

Definitely!

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Added on October 19, 2023
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