Love going through me in an instant, not ingested — It’s ok not to be ok I know that to be true But this doesn’t relate to me To all others, the population.. …

A story — Entitlement Some have entitlement just by seeing the world their way Entitled to forever friendship, knowledge and agreement just by being Demands get ‘carried away’ Things always have to be the way they are just because they’ve always been Assumptions and judgements made by people who’ve seen (not lived, experienced); taking their ‘certain’ knowledge to…

I recognise myself in the trauma response ‘fawning’ — Keeping it ‘nice’ When it comes to trauma responses, or reactions to threat, often ‘Fight, flight and freeze’ come to mind. I recently watched Micheline Maalouf ‘s video on the term ‘fawn’ (video called ‘What is fawning?’) and immediately identified with her descriptions. Fawning is people pleasing as a protective mechanism to keep…

Shared without consent — To ‘persuade’ or coerce, it’s just wrong I recently watched the BBC Three documentary #ZaraMcDermott : ‘Revenge Porn’. This poem was, in part, inspired by (although not only referring to) the documentary. Out there Sharing images is a crime, a violation Coercive, control, manipulation Your entitlement to my image vile Behaving like it’s an obligation Go on, go on…

Doubting my instinct — Feeling weighed down and questioning my own feelings What I’m Up To Over the last few months I’ve found that I do a little dance (or wiggle) in my kitchen / living area when any TV theme or tune, however random, comes on. I did this before, but it’s accelerated in #lockdown and I enjoy it! Talking of television, this evening, Kathy…