traumaReenactment = familiarPain;
brain.choosesFamiliar();
pain.feelsLikeHome();
while (judgment.stays)
pattern.repeats();
if (selfLove.meetsThePattern)
judgment.leaves();
if (avoidedPain.isFelt)
pattern.dissolves();
familiar != healthy;
pain != home;
selfLove = home;
// the pain I avoid keeps returning
// the pain I feel can finally heal

// by jimena buena vida • Marfa, TX 2026