Through The Looking Glass (March 21, 2016)

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Am

At the 519

Looking at their board

Of help programs

And finding myself

Lost.

In that

There are no programs

Which match

My specific needs.

Oh

There's programs

For depression

Abuse survivors

And PTSD.

But

Geared for those

Who are male

(Or identify

As male).

In having

A substance abuse

Or alcohol

Problem.

Honestly

Never felt

This need

To ever inject

Or snort drugs.

And alcohol

Can't stand

Its taste

Or how

My body reacts

To it.

So why

Do I feel like

Am being punished

For avoiding

These pitfalls?

As I slip

Through the cracks

Landing in

"No-man's land"

(Pun intended).

Scrambling

To create

A patchwork network

Of support.

Therisa © 2016

Author's note: The 519, is  a community centre that operates, in Toronto's Gay Village, while supporting local needs, it serves, as an outlet, for the LGBT+ community, in the greater Toronto area. Its actual address is, 519 Church Street, hence, its name.