Trauma tried to mold me Hiding away I developed phobias Shrinking into myself He planted the layers of youth with deceit While I held the truth Dissociating and unfolding mentally My clothes, my body felt foreign His lips tried to instill shame I'm weary and shy now living with anxiousness Why did not anyone see this? I often ask why Blinded and fooled or just ignored? I want to be secure again and begin to heal Seize the moment to have control No longer a hostage in my own mind