Pain, Trauma, Fear, Curiosity

Pain, Trauma, Fear and Curiosity

Can Mingle

Together

Or Not

Particularly

When one is

Overwhelmed

By the intensity

Of what space

One is In

—

I try

To remain curious

And

Do a pretty good job

When not stuck

In my own Terrors

Or the rabbit holes

Of my distant past

—

I can’t understand

I can’t know

Not Being

in the Other’s Shoes

I Can Listen

I Can Hear

but

What Can I Really Hear?

How Trapped?

How Trapped am I,

In my stories of

my past

Are These Stories

Really Deeply Imbedded

in the Generations

of My Ancestors

My Childhood Shaped Me

Deeply

As I try to Pull