I see the pain
Plain as day
Upon your face
Reminding me
Of my own
Chilling
Dark
Hot

I want to say
Believe in yourself
You are stronger
Than you think
But then I realize
Advice such as this
Is a joke
Hollow
A big lie

I am just as
Capable of being
Stuck
Back in the that
Weak space
For nothing more than
Being reminded of the past

Stinging me like a wasp

©2015 Jill Baker