split/skin from Ecotranarchy by Sofia Zadar

Tried and true,
What won’t kill you leaves a wretched wound
And the ghost of worry

Lives I’ve loved
Ended way before they could unfold
From their past so horrid

Low blow when you found me fragile and struck
My whole length
Nevermind, you got what you wanted,
I hope you find your strength

Crying in public never felt as good
As when I dropped my mask and built inside
A spine that keeps me dignified

Step back
I’ve got a reason to grow
I’ve got a reason to show up
For my heart

I’ll step back
Cause I’ve got a reason to grow
I’ve got a reason to show up
For the unfolding of love

Treading on the edge
Between now and nevermore,
I felt the grip of my calling

Arms outstretched
Came to guard my every single step
While they sang this story:

I wanted to know
Where you’d want to go
Cause I’d take you anywhere
Anywhere you’d hope

You looked up in fear
I just want to grow
So I would go anywhere
Anywhere but here

The things you’ve been through made you fear
Almost anything that touches your porous skin
But I can’t look at another wound that you self-inflict
So I’ll take you anywhere
Anywhere you need

I will keep you safe and watch you grow
You will grow
Cause I’ll hold you anywhere
Anywhere is here

Tried and true
What will hold you will not shield your soul
From the ghost of worry

Water the heart
That has stitched itself from every wound
To keep your life growing

You know, your body really loves when you say yes to it
Like your back hurts and you say yeah, that really hurts
And immediately you can feel it easing and opening up
It’s like it gets this validation that it never got
Whenever I feel that, it makes me cry cause
I was never here for this body, I never said yes to it
And I punished it so much
They don’t teach you these things

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