Triggers

Basil scented
Meyers brand
Cleaning solution

Humidifiers

Gift shop rocks

With the word courage
Engraved

Bronchitis

These

Are just a few
Of my triggers

Each one

Uniquely linked
To my pain

Each one demanding

That I pause
Breathe deep
And remember
A harder time

I wonder

How many of us

Have triggers

 

Triggers that serve

As a parting gift

Of a trauma survived

 
Of an experience
That has left us
Changed