BPD vs DBT
Do I swim through pain or does it swim through me?
If I swim through pain
it will wrap around each limb
and my fallible arms
will dig through swells and sweeps and pulls
toward no certain shore
but if my pain swims through me
I’ll let it in through the gap in your teeth
and my chest may tighten as the pain fills my lungs
as it dissipates through my blood, my hands may go numb
And my body will recognize your touch
and, as always, I won’t know what more to do
but enjoy the thrill
and know
that it will, as always,
pass
