Exceeded

When it rains

there is no pouring,

it snows!

I know better than to give an inch

for I am already being walked on for the next mile.

I trust.

I am optimistic.

I am gullible.

I want to help

but never know when I can say no!

Balance

I have no balance.

I do not know how to be content

getting things done

and then doing self-care.

I feel guilty

ignoring the household chores.

I sit in front of the computer

and scroll videos

or play video games.

I have bursts of shame

where I frantically get things done.

Only to find myself

wasting the next day away.

Terrible at not showing emotions

I was told not to cry.

I would be laughed at while embarrassed.

Anger was forbidden.

Smiles were allowed

and sometimes there was joy.

Growing up I found myself scared of making mistakes

because I never wanted to be punished.

It was the emotional distancing

from my problems that allowed me to survive.

Now, I have to relearn new techniques to cope

and

that crying is not a sign of weakness.