Strong, broken and imperfect

“Has your trauma made you stronger?”

 

No.

 

It broke me in ways I could not bend.

My trauma destroyed me.

It vanished parts of me I will never get back.

 

I made myself stronger.

 

I put myself back together, piece by piece.

Replacing missing parts with barriers, harder to break.

With borders, more difficult to cross.

And still until this day

I'm not whole again.

Probably never will be.

 

My trauma has not made me stronger.

I did. 

I tried.

I'm still trying.

Forever will be.