Defenseless?
Unaware
Vulnerable
Hurt-able
because of trauma
the trauma of verbal assault
the trauma of outrage
the trauma of fleeing
the inability to go back
the inability to resolve
the inability of finding a closed door
the inability of no other choice
the trap of avoidance
the hurt
the pushed away hurt
the shame it gets covered by
the piled up shame it ate me
it ate my clarity of mind
it ate my focus
it scattered my brain
defense
in my defense
defending my worthy
challenging the assault
challenging the hurt feelings
challenging to get back to
to defend is a challenge
to defend is courageous
to defend myself is having courage
courage
to take courage
every day
I defend
not defy
I defend
not withdraw
not fly
stick around
stick to my ground
stick to being worthy
being worthy everywhere
being worthy where I am at
I am worthy
I defend my worthy
I am full of courage
defensible