we need a blow
how can we rest and heal
when we are steady
climbing the rocky terrain
of a hill
and that hill is
trauma
to heal is
traumatic
reliving all which has made us
traumatized
black don’t crack
but tears burn
and sear my mind
the mind can not overcome
the barrage of trauma inflicted
if it becomes
trauma dependent
before we could finish
breathing out a collective breath
there again
not far beyond the windowpane of our existence
we became in view of another death
emotional equilibrium is nonexistent
mental homeostasis is a war
“and we shall overcome”
is beginning to sound like folklore
this is what generational trauma means
we still feel
and endure
the mental and emotional pains
of slavery
trans genetically imposed
within our nervous circuitry
biological mental hardwiring
this why the strength and resilience of our emotions
are taken for granted
because we inherited that as well
in order to survive
damn, we can’t breathe!
help
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