Photo by Jill Burrow
Do you know how hard it is
to avoid stepping on
glass fragments
when they cover the floor
and hide in every corner?
Ever get in trouble for the mundane?
For putting steak sauce on steak,
For speaking at the table or being too silent?
You never do anything right according to your mate.
Ever find your head spinning?
Because what you thought you said
Is not what the other says you meant,
Your intentions are continually recast.
Ever doubt yourself daily?
You really did think you were too cold
But He says that you're not,
You're always wrong about what you think and feel
Ever feel trapped?
You can't get away,
There is no safe exit,
Your freedom is taken away.
You love this person,
But you can never please them for long;
You always mess up without knowing quite how.
Your love isn't ever enough.
You're walking on eggshells,
Tiny pieces of broken eggshell cling so,
You hoped you could tiptoe through the shells
Somehow, someway--but you can't!
This poem is about an old feeling that filled my life for years. I am so grateful to have been abuse-free for years now and no longer walking on eggshells!
You don't have to remain stuck if you're trapped in a no-win relationship that harms your safety. Others, including me, have walked away from abuse and created a new, beautiful life. You can get help and escape to a safe environment. The first step is to recognize how you've been living and what it is doing to you and your kids.
If you, too, have been recovering and healing from abuse, I hope you, too, celebrate being able to walk freely and safely now.
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