The following is an anonymous poem witten by a survivor of homicide:
Don’t look at me with pity: I need your strength
Don’t crowd me with words: Just let me talk
Don’t touch me: I will reach out when I’m ready
Don’t call me: I need time to think and work it through
Don’t tell me how I feel: Feelings are beyond my control at this point in time
Don’t stop my tears and screams: They are my path to release and healing
Don’t cross the road to avoid me: Just smile and say hello
Don’t say you understand: Just thank god that you can’t
Don’t be hurt by what I say and do: My pain is clouding my judgment
Don’t think I’m mad: I’m doing the best I can to retain my sanity
Don’t tell me I’ll forget: His memory is all I have left
And whatever you do…
Don’t think I don’t appreciate you being here.
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