Attachment Issues is a poem about exactly that, attachment issues. More often than not, we are beings moving through life, unaware of the pain and traumas we carry with us, and they often manifest subconsciously, and for us, that is norm, because that is how things have always been. At times though, if we are conscious enough, we find the flaws in ourselves, see the pain and find the root cause. Attachment issues is a little contribution to that search of constantly wanting to better ourselves. I hope you find all the traumas from your past that hold you back, and that this poem contributes to your own growth.

ATTACHMENT ISSUES

It took me a while to understand this fear,
Took me a while to even know it was an issue;
And it took the internal fight between my mind and heart,
For me to understand this type of trauma,

I always stayed in places for far too long than I needed to be,
Kept things longer than I should have,
And remained attached to people I should have let go,
Because I was always scared that I couldn’t find that magic again,

It was never about the value I found,
In these places, things or people,
But the internal pain of watching premature exits from my life,
That made me scared of losing them because nothing good ever stayed long enough to be appreciated,

So, I stayed in places I found comfort, way beyond my welcome,
Kept things I thought beautiful and gave them sentiment,
And desperately held on to women I once loved,
Scared I will never be able to find that kind of beauty again;

I need to forgive myself,
For not understanding the difference between value and possessive obsessions,
I need to forgive myself for all the times,
I held on to places, things and people,
Because of my past trauma and not their value.

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