From all
the self-doubt
to flinching when you hear a shout
The ease of silence
to the fear of violence
The body keeps score
Caught between love
and war
From every encouraging
word
To every word used as a
sword
The body remembers
what you do to it
The way you treat it
The company you keep
around
Every restraint
And impulse
How you fuel
What you consume
How you train
Or recover
How you talk to yourself
Every rumination
And explanation
Every touch or lack there of
The body keeps core