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©Travis Love Benson 2020

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I take a shower when I get home.
I scrub my body from head to toe.
I clean every part of myself I can clean.

But that just doesn’t seem to do enough.
There are just some spots that soap can’t touch.
I still smell the stink of you on me.

The mirror is fogged when I step out of the shower.
I use a free hand to wipe with a towel until
I can see myself staring back, lovingly.

I smile and say “You are beautiful. You are loved.”
“You can do anything you set your mind to.”
Telling myself every day helps me recover
And I know depression will not find me here.

There are days when I am better. Days when I am worse.
Days I wish there were someone by my side.
The dark fantasies of ending my life at this point have all but subsided.

I perform my shows. I put on my face.
I tell my stories. I try to be brave.
Talking about mental illness allows me to feel free.
I look out at my audience and say “You are beautiful. You are loved.”
“You can do anything you set your mind to.”
“Telling yourself this every day will help you recover.”
“And I know depression will not find you here.”

Telling myself this every day has helped me recover.
And I know depression will not find me here.

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from "We All Get Found Sometimes" Thesis ABR 2020, released November 30, 2020

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