Drop the sword

“ The fight-or-flight response is an automatic physiological reaction to perceived threats, preparing the body to either confront (fight) or escape (flight) danger. This response is a survival mechanism, but when constantly activated due to chronic stress, it can negatively impact both mental and physical health”

I speak Too loud

I talk Too much

I expect too much 

I share too much

I am too much

Sword held high

Always on guard 

I No longer

Know what flight is

Fight 

Flight

Fight 

Flight was buried 

With my two dead babies 

Flight was packed in a trash bag

With my foster sons belongings 

Flight sat silently 

When infection took over my son

Flight saw my daughter struggle 

Knowing I felt her pain

Flight drifted out during surgery 

When I had cancer

Flight didn’t help me

When the worst days came

Flight sided with the pediatrician 

Who didn’t believe my child was sick

Flight was in the doorway 

When the ambulances drove away 

Flight was at the top of the cliff 

As I watched my son climb up

Flight has seen me cry

Flight has watched me lose 

Flight seems to laugh

Every time I fight

Fight is all I know 

The sword is always drawn

fighting 

For peace

For normalcy

For mundane 

For simplicity

For fairness 

I’m so tired of the fight

Ready to drop the sword