I have been an 
Electrician…
Constantly rewiring 
My neural pathways
Unlearning 
Life lessons
That were never explicitly taught. 

I learned how to read 
Braille subtext
With trembling fingertips
In an environment 
Where I was forbidden 
To feel. 
I was taught
That expressing my hurt
Was not valid within itself—
It was an act of
Defiance or Disobedience 

I used to resist
Being an active participant 
In violations of my boundaries.
Walking the lines between 
Abuser and abetting 
Betrayer and betrayed, 
Beware.