Therapy Part 1: Standing In The Corner

Anthony Hanible

I stand in the corner

Like a shadow that forgot

How to rejoin the room

The walls breathe slow

As if they’re waiting

For me to say something

I don’t have language for

My hands stay still

Not folded

Not clenched

Just suspended

Like they’re afraid

To choose a shape

Everyone else sits

In their soft chairs

Their voices drifting

Like warm air

But I stay here

Half ghost

Half witness

Trying to remember

How to step forward

Without shattering

The quiet I’ve built

Around myself

Maybe this is therapy

Not the talking

Not the healing

But the moment

You finally admit

You’ve been living

In the corner

For far too long

You're ready for part 2

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  • sorenbarrett

    This speaks of solitude and being alone. Well written

  • ms.divine

    Exactly 🤏 n yeah we want part 2

  • Doggerel Dave

    Was that the naughty corner? LOL



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