when your inner child calls, don't let it go to voicemail by C. Renee Kiser published on 2021-08-22T23:53:18Z If Your Inner Child Calls, Don't Let it Go to Voicemail Words: i was born running people were disappointing, scary and judgmental (hi mom) i ran and i ran... one day, i was gifted a mirrored heart- running a marathon in the wrong direction. (thoughts...) it made me angry! and sad... and lost as ever. how could a heart lack so much courage and self-awareness??? i deemed this heart unacceptable! i roared, "you damn ridiculous heart, beat it!" both hearts shattered as they hit the ground in slow motion, each beating its own version of an S.O.S... i woke up in the worst storm i could imagine i couldn't c a t c h m y b re a th i thought surely i'd be washed away... i couldn't believe the way it was coming down. suddenly, i noticed > i was in between the raindrops < at last, i didn't need the black around my heart anymore, so i peeled it away. i understood then, the heart that lacked was [also] mine. now i run with the doggies down the beach now i got the zoomies with the piglets at the sanctuaries and i run with the horses right through the finish line cause i won the right to be free. ©CRK / Holy&Intoxicated Publications UK, 2021. 'Escape from Narc Island' Digital: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1085609555/digital-chapbook-escape-from-narc-island?ref=shop_home_active_1 Genre Spoken Word Comment by Cat Came Back Hi mum! 👏👏👏👏👏 2021-08-25T00:59:53Z