Archive - words on the long road: poems & truths from healing abuse

someone is dying while i’m making lunch

i dont know how to be here in this world right now, you?

Sep 22 •

Mak Rogers (they/he)

the part of you that got left behind

a two part practice for you to try

Sep 19 •

Mak Rogers (they/he)

i dont want to pick myself apart anymore

even now, a decade into therapy, there’s a part of me that takes over when something hard happens.

Sep 11 •

Mak Rogers (they/he)

why i’m sharing the messy drafts

after almost a decade healing childhood abuse + living with cptsd, i’ve learned the unfinished words are just as important as the polished ones.

Sep 6 •

Mak Rogers (they/he)

the stupid fucking truth

my response when people told me "the truth will set you free"

Sep 2 •

Mak Rogers (they/he)

i’ve been so scared to feel you because of what you have touched.

Sep 1 •

Mak Rogers (they/he)

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