Wood and Nails

**Trigger Warning: References to verbal/emotional abuse**
Self-care often requires rebuilding

Photo by Daniel Chekalov on Unsplash

“Ooh, did I just put another nail in your fence?!”
She looked away from him and didn’t answer.
She’d shared the “Nails in the Fence” fable with him years ago
And it made these splinters much more painful.
Another piece of her would never be the same.