Mommy's Boy

As time passed, I folded myself up and put “me” away piece by piece like the laundry. His cruelty only worsened. I developed nervous ticks, literally picking away at myself as if I could remove whatever was wrong with me. My body knew I wasn’t safe even when I didn’t understand why. I just kept trying—with less and less of me to get in his way.

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Diane Strickland