There Was A Time
By Ashley O’Hare
There was a time
when fifteen feet felt like fifteen miles.
There was a time
when winter wasn’t enough to chill my bones.
There was a time
when my boundaries had no broken lines.
There was a time a time
when my body still felt like mine.
Maybe it was a point of pride
to invade my space like you were mine.
Maybe it is on me
that now ten states apart is too close for comfort.
Maybe I should have reached out for help
and asked a stranger to get me out.
ashleyohare 