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I woke up in a world I don't know For years after my trauma I have taught myself that love is not forced space between Is not refusing to visit Is not a message of "I'm avoiding you because I love you" I slowly learned affection is comfortable, hugs and kisses are small signals that life is okay Today I woke in a world where that is no longer true I woke to a world where love means distance Caring means avoidance "I love you"s can be measured by the miles you refuse to travel Today I woke up in a world where my love language has turned war-like Though I never thought of myself as violent A hug breaks government mandated barriers A kiss is now biological warfare Today I woke up to a world where my love has been labeled terroristic While my abuse has been labeled loving
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May 29, 2020
May 29, 2020 at 8:49 AM UTC
A world I don't know-- a pandemic piece
I woke up in a world I don't know For years after my trauma I have taught myself that love is not forced space between Is not refusing to visit Is not a message of "I'm avoiding you because I love you" I slowly learned affection is comfortable, hugs and kisses are small signals that life is okay Today I woke in a world where that is no longer true I woke to a world where love means distance Caring means avoidance "I love you"s can be measured by the miles you refuse to travel Today I woke up in a world where my love language has turned war-like Though I never thought of myself as violent A hug breaks government mandated barriers A kiss is now biological warfare Today I woke up to a world where my love has been labeled terroristic While my abuse has been labeled loving
I wrote this when the first case of Covid-19 hit my state, while waiting for the conference call to tell us if we were sacrificial or safe.
#covid#pandemic#suicidal#healthy#scared#safe#abuse
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May 29, 2020
May 29, 2020 at 8:49 AM UTC
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