I cannot continue to compartmentalize Each aspect of my life Individually Separately In cardboard boxes on wooden shelves Waiting to be moved into one house.
My existence does not work in cubicles Sectioning off each area of who I am One by one 9-5 jobs Some work overtime.
And yet, I do this so frequently I continue to store things away In the back ruins and corners of my mind They go into storage units. I guess I picked up the technique after being abused So I could dissociate from the experience.
But I cannot keep putting on different identity hats Sarah, the child abuse victim is a black beanie Sarah, the ex-cutter and ex-bulimic is a red bandana Sarah with daddy problems is a knit cap They are all mutually exclusive They cannot occur at the same time.
So why can't I continue to shelve these things Intricately and one by one? Because I am Sarah The whole person The individual The human being who deserves recognition for her progress Not her vices.