Who were you
before
the War?
The war fought over
the disputed territory
of your budding
woman-child’s body?
Can you recall
the you
you were
before
borders were violated
in relentless invasion?
When control was wrestled away
Trust broken
Innocence lost
Drops of rich red blood
dripping on newly fallen snow
Titanium armor
has since been acquired
Weapons of mass destruction
hoarded
Deep trenches
dug
Heart locked
in ivory tower
Soul wandering
the dark dungeons
Isolation
loneliness
now your boon companions
Do you still remember
who you were
before the war?
© 2017 Christine Elizabeth Ray – All rights Reserved
Brave & Reckless 
Ptsd encapsulated in poetic perfection.
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Thank you A.G.
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oh Christine!
Sometimes I wonder if any of us know our former selves, even as we work to integrate into a coherent whole self
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Maybe the key is to stop looking for that empty cut-out to try to cram ourselves back into and instead figure out what new shape fits.
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I think probably. Cut and sewn of whole new cloth
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Indeed
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Reblogged this on cabbagesandkings524 and commented:
Christine Ray asks a question. How many do or don’t have an answer?
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TY
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Powerfully poignant. You have my deepest respect and love. ❤
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Thank you Kindra. <3<3
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You’re welcome, always. ❤
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I love this piece
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Thank you. Every once in a while I wonder who I would have grown up to be had I not had those experiences. They certainly shaped me.
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I have had the same fleeting thoughts. Oddly I choose to still experience them as they have not only given me despair and pain but endless strength and empathy
I’m sure it had the same affect on you?
Happy New Year 🌸
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Absolutely. And I treasure my empathy and my strength.
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☺️ 🌸
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Lovely depiction of girlhood expiring into womanhood. I love you. But you know that.
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Love you too! Wishing you a Happy New Year Henna.
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All the same to you, dear!
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I am so happy to be near your fire, Poet. This is amazing!
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Thank you so much Eric.
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Always!
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❤
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