STAGE THERAPY

We look at childhood photos and thank god for the glow up

Without realizing how much of ourselves we had to lose in order to grow up

Thinking that getting older equates to progress

While undermining the amount of trauma we got left to process

We got Black babies born into toxicity

Cradled in the arms of depression

Where broken homes lead to finding false-love disguising dark lessons

And learning how to heal feels impossible

Because we witnessed all the worst methods

Where your own mind can't be considered a safe space

Because suppressed cries birth abusive thoughts eventually

The first time I contemplated suicide I was in elementary