When you are abused as a young girl, you never believe you are worth anything. I am trying to heal from this awful reality even now at 54
Does anybody like me?
I’ve wonder this from a very early age
When everything around you
Scares you
It’s hard to make friends
You don’t trust what people intend
When your body is
Someone else’s playground
It’s hard to know who is safe to be around
Because of this
People have always scared me
I feel like I cannot let anyone get close
When you keep people at a distance
It’s hard to understand your existence
So I have lived a life
Inside of a bubble
Where I feel safe
And free
The only problem with that
Is you never know where you stand with others
You live all alone
You can never be known
How will I ever know
Does anybody like me
When my soul is empty
Like a winter's leafless, barrren tree