Taken Its Toll

We can't expect others to know
about what our pasts did to us
but we sure do act as if they should
that's why we have trouble 
carrying on a conversation
there's a chance that what someone 
says could effect us negatively 
especially on social media
but also when we're face to face 
some of us are uncomfortable 
even meeting face to face
for the simple fact that
someone's behavior could cause 
us to lash out at them more 
aggressively than we would online
that's not what any of us want
but maybe the trauma we've 
experienced has finally taken its toll
and it's getting harder to cope
it would help if we could all try
to be more patient with one another 
as well as with ourselves 
because we can't go on like this
nor should we even want to 
if we can't grow as individuals 
we can't expect to grow together 

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