warning: i have something to say.
warning: not every mother is safe.
warning: the child who breaks free, does so for a reason.
warning: what i have survived, does not get talked about.
warning: we are taught to forget
warning: what our bodies remember.
warning: i was not supposed to live.
warning: i was not supposed to breathe.
warning: but i am still living.
warning: and i am still breathing.
warning: and so are my words.
warning: and so is my story.
warning: and i have survived
warning: what should have just killed me
warning: and i will not stop
warning: and i will not
warning: stay silent.
About the Creator
Sarah Ritt
I am an artist, a writer, a poet--a childhood trauma survivor. I believe in the power of nuance, and I believe in the complexity of our lived human experience. Words are a lifeline for me.
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