SEVERED

BY LORAH GERALD

Quiet and timid
She sits alone
The chaos builds 
As she seems unaware
Longing for a ghost

The world has no meaning

Lost in the shadow
I can’t stop screaming
What I knew 
Now is lost

Mother, Father, where did you go

I was here now I am not
My chameleon skin hides the pain
Blending in
To be the same

On the outside looking in
No one knows what remains
Who I was or my name
My history severed
Never to be regained

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Adoptee, Writer, Intuitive, Kundalini Yoga Instructor, Reiki Master and Ordained Minister, Lorah Gerald writes inspirational, educational opinion pieces, and blogs on her website and as the @theadoptedchameleon on Facebook and Instagram. Lorah hopes to help others heal their trauma, adopted or not, by sharing her lived experiences as an adoptee, as well as her education in breath work, energy healing, and natural intuitive abilities.

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