I couldn’t sleep. I was rubbing my boyfriend’s back before bed – a regular occurrence in our nightly routine – when suddenly, I was consumed by anxiety. Abruptly, I was anticipating for him to turn around and say something cruel; something that would cut deep into my heart- or reveal to me unhinged anger that he had been keeping a […]
Tag: toxic relationship
I had a runny nose once.When it began it was abrupt, butFor a week, maybe longer, it lingered.It was intrusive and gross and it filled my face,As does a runny nose.And I went through a lot of tissue.It muted my senses;I couldn’t taste or feel or smell the way that I normally could.I couldn’t speak as fluidly.I couldn’t move around […]
