That Day... Poem by Alice Silvers

That day... it changed who I am, who I was, who I will be. It changed how I can be with people, how I feel about people. I can't accept the love from people in my life. I push people away until they are gone permenantly. I can't control it. It is my defense mechanism. I feel the need to protect myself, from everyone in my life. I can't accept their help, their care. I can't live my life as I would have liked to. I can't.