Don’t

Don’t look at me too closely
or watch what I am doing.
I might slip;
I might stumble;
I might fall.

Don’t hold high expectations
or think I’ve got it made;
I am weak,
I’m still fragile,
I’m not whole.

Don’t cherish preconceptions
of how I ought to act:
what I should think,
how I should feel,
what I should say.

Don’t assume that now it’s over,
that I am back to normal;
though I am better –
I’m not ALL better,
not yet well.

But if you want to walk with me
and pace your healthy stride
against my stumbling steps,
supporting one another,
to lend each other strength...

Then
we can travel
together.


Lee
14 10 12

Excellent Traveler! Shoukld be required reading for every spouse/partner of a CSA survivor.

Jude

Nice. Great job

Wow.

That is exactly how I feel...

Thank you.

Absolutely nailed it Lee. You continually amaze me. Thank you.

thanks, guys!
good to know others have that going on, too.
i wroted it for several reasons -

to my wife after our big melt-down. i haven't shown it to her yet. still too touchy a situation.

also how i feel in a mentoring situation with a young man who has some of the same issues as i did when i was his age.

also really feeling shaky at school right now.

and just how people in general - with no knowledge or experience of our struggles - treat us

of course - probly no one but you all - and some day my wife - will ever see it!

Lee