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Trauma never dies [1]

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Date: 2025-04-19

Trauma is never forgotten

It lurks in shadows of you

In the corners of your mind

Slips unnoticed in the cracks

The broken spaces of your self

Unnoticed, silent and deadly

Trauma comes out sometimes

An unwelcomed predator

It’s that anger you throw at strangers

The hostility you show friends

Those outbursts of sudden tears

And those endless sleepless nights

Trauma is a constant companion

An unwanted visitor, a stalker

It haunts your every move

Waiting to pounce on your happiness

A thief who steals your peace of mind

A ghoul that seeks out your weaknesses

Trauma is a hidden parasite

At times you forget it’s there

You don’t feel its presence

But it is always there

Waiting… for something

Anything to set it off

Trauma cannot be erased

Trauma cannot be forgotten

Trauma cannot be deleted

Trauma cannot be wiped

Trauma never dies

Trauma… has no cure

Muriel Vieux

#TheAmericanHaitianPoet

September 15th, 2023

#Woke #SocialPoetry

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