I am just a child,
and I am just a fawn.
I am just a lamb,
and I am just a pawn.
I am just a petal,
and I am just a piglet.
I am just a pillow,
and I am just a twig.
I am just a cloud,
and I am just a dream.
I am just a candy,
and I am just a cream.
I am just a pebble,
and I am just a worm.
I am just the dirt,
and I will never learn.
Feb 22, 2025
Feb 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM UTC
I am just a child,
and I am just a fawn.
I am just a lamb,
and I am just a pawn.
I am just a petal,
and I am just a piglet.
I am just a pillow,
and I am just a twig.
I am just a cloud,
and I am just a dream.
I am just a candy,
and I am just a cream.
I am just a pebble,
and I am just a worm.
I am just the dirt,
and I will never learn.
People are often familiar with the "fight or flight" response, but this poem, using metaphors, highlights some of the different ways people may experience the brain's fawn response. This includes regression, self-sacrifice, self-sexualization, dissociation, etc...
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