Trauma
8/31/22
I've seen that expression
I've heard that pause
When the mind is frozen
Trapped in a horrifying memory
It's not a blank, mindless stare
It's as if your mind no longer allows
your eyes to see
You are somewhere else
It's not a place you want to be
It takes so much effort to escape
To return to the present
You'll recognize it instantly
When you've suffered the same
Pain such as that gives us the gift
of empathy
To feel what they feel
Even though
We can't see what they see