Endless

The one question I get asked a lot, second only to "What do you even eat?", is "What is a reaction like?" Whether it is coming from my friends, moms of food allergic children, or even my own mom, I've never really known how to answer it. And if you're one of the people that have asked me, then you have probably noticed how I tend to skirt around the question or that I'm just incapable of answering. Honestly? I did that not because I didn't want people to know, but because I really just didn't know how to put it into words and be able to describe it accurately. And I've lived 15 years never knowing how to describe it. Until now. So this is to everyone that has ever asked me: "What is a reaction like?"
Here is your answer:

Endless

Poison
Danger
It lingers in the distance.
It settles in the pit of my stomach.

Hope 
Prayer
The silent wish that I am wrong.
The overpowering evidence that I am right.

Realization 
Doom
The tears lingering behind my eyes.
My refusal to let them fall.

Strength
Acceptance
Admitting to my mistake.
The shame found hiding within my words.

Regret
Apology
The fear behind my mother's eyes.
The love felt within her comforting touch.

Pain
Exasperation
The cry that wants to escape my unparting lips.
The longing for everything to disappear.

Relief
Freedom
The gasp of air as the pain slowly releases its unrelenting grip.
The sigh that falls with the strength of my body.

End.
Temporary.



-Alli