she told me I had to take control of my emotions
something I hadn’t thought of before, I thought to myself
sarcastically
but it wasn’t until that moment that I felt the power
of being in control
of myself, and what I felt, and who I let get in to feel me.
my memories traced back to two years past
I trained myself, a sort of rubber band to the wrist
slapping my thoughts from what could hurt me.
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