Triggered.
I saw your face for the first time in 4 years.
And my body
instantly,
immediately
reacted.
My mind couldn't catch up
while my heart beat increased,
as my stomach dropped
as my breath became desperate,
and as the color fled from my face.
I saw you.
and I was triggered.
I became panicked,
as my brain was flooded with memories
and reminded of the scars left on my body,
mind, and heart from that time, years ago.
I was not ready,
I did not want
to see you.
You do not
get to take
any more
of me
without my permission
but nonetheless,
Just as I
ran away 4 years ago,
I ran away when I saw you two nights ago at the bar.
