05/22/2024
Finding the Woman
Life deals you some heavy things. Some come every now and then, some relentlessly.
Fight or flight kicks in
No one ever tells you “flight” does not mean “flight”. It means backing away to a quiet, dark corner. To lick your wounds and dodge the blows that keep coming.
You put the woman away.
No makeup, hair in a bun, no maintenance, no Victoria’s Secret. Nothing to draw attention.
The threat is gone, the woman is gone. Trying to find her requires a search and rescue squad. PTSD has meaning. Surviving is not just breathing & a beating heart.
Someone saw the woman you hid. How did they see? What would they say if the maintenance was done? If the drawer with the Victoria’s Secret was opened?
Finding a woman in the mirror. That woman has scars, holds her head up. That woman is loyal to those she loves, that woman is fierce. That woman does maintenance for her. That woman opens the drawer with the Victoria’s Secret for her.
Finding the woman
Despite the battles and odds
Has peace and a worthy heart.
