this poem was inspired by the 2007 poem nostalgia.
a wave of nostalgia hits me
and I almost drown in memories
it takes everything in me
to stay grounded in my present
it takes everything in me
to not allow my trauma
to cloud the life I’m currently
trying to build
Life on the BPD 
I was watching that movie about the African American girl who wins the national spelling b and her teacher Laurence Fishburn encourages her to jump rope while spelling, to enhance her concentration. I mention it because I also get stuck in nostalgia and am always searching for methods to help me focus more on the present.
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