My skeleton in the closet<\/p>\n
Circled through my mind through<\/p>\n
Every first glass of wine<\/p>\n
And every first kiss.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
When do I tell him?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
First or second or third date became never<\/p>\n
Until the relationship faltered and jolted<\/p>\n
Because he sensed trust issues and maybe something more<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Leaning on his shoulder the scars<\/p>\n
Of harassment and injury slipped<\/p>\n
By easily enough but not the misdiagnosis<\/p>\n
of bipolar or the panic I feel<\/p>\n
when a clump of hair falls out<\/p>\n
or even the innocent<\/p>\n
fact that my body cannibalizes its own muscle<\/p>\n
and my energy is a ticking grenade<\/p>\n
wearing thin<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Or the real diagnosis of<\/p>\n
Future diabetes and improbable children\u2026<\/p>\n
No, I think that will wait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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