Flash Back
Living with your past instead of getting over it
I flash back to that night
Often.
Too often.
In some ways,
I wish that I’d gone to the cops.
In others,
I want you to live this
Seemingly happy
And perfect life,
Knowing and living with what you did.
You’ve caused me pain,
But I want you to know that
You only once broke me.
I’ve since picked up the pieces
And, though the scars remain,
I am in one piece now.
You didn’t tear me down forever.
In the end, you made me stronger.
I’ve learned to live with it.
I haven’t gotten over it,
I haven’t just dealt with it,
Because once you’re violated,
It’s not about getting over it–
It’s about living with it.
It took me some time to realize this,
But I want all the other people out there
That deal with any trauma
To know that it’s better to live with your pain
Instead of burying it like it didn’t happen.
It did happen,
And no matter how deep you shove it into the ground,
It happened.
The past is fact.
The present is decisions.
The future is potential.
So live with what’s happened,
Because that pain
Often makes you stronger than you know.
About the Creator
Bianca Wargo
Psychology and English Writing double major at Kean U
1 Thessalonians 4:3-8
Leaving my old writing up to go back sometimes and see how God's changed me to be better.
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