Now you’ve done it
you opened me up
to all of the feelings
I stuffed in the back
of my mind and hid
behind a locked door
I couldn’t find the key
but you picked the lock
and now here I am
dealing with the feelings
I would have chosen to
remain oblivious to
out of sight out of mind
the mantra that played
in my thoughts whenever
anyone would cause me to
look at the corner of my mind
that I deemed a waste of time
from the age of nine
Kelly Severseike 