A poem to myself

Go to the grove

She said

Lick your wounds and heal

It’s ok to hurt but

Don’t stay

Pretending the pain isn’t real

Don’t stay because

The cuts are too deep to see

Don’t stay

Denying yourself what you know you need

Be strong, stand naked in your vulnerability

Own everything you feel

A fair trade is no robbery, that’s true, but

Don’t stay

Where the exchange is not equal

Don’t betray yourself

Don’t stay