Trauma Is a Series of Small Deaths

Recovery is a chance at resurrection

Photo by Javardh on Unsplash

Trigger warning: child sexual abuse, child abuse

Act I

The sunlight is beginning to filter in through the curtains. I twist and turn on the cot, curling my knees toward my chest. I pull on either side of the itchy blanket so I can feel its pressure around me, holding me tight. “What the…