my body knows

November 2, 2024

I see reminder all around me

Shapes

Names

Places

Times

Ages

These all bring me back

To time in my life my mind forgets

Still my body knows

Its reminded of the horrors it faced

I scream and shake confused

As to why my mind is blank

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