Trauma by Stephanie Piggott Trauma is Japanese knotweed. When we cut it down, it will grow back. Some days trauma whispers softly in the breeze, light as air. But it is always here, moving slowly, building to a giant’s roar. Trauma is Japanese knotweed. It grows back bigger, fills us until we gasp, shakes us into little girls, choking in dark corners. About the Author Stephanie Piggott is a preschool teacher from Co. Clare, Ireland. She recently fell in love with poetry during Lockdown and is new to writing. This will be Stephanie’s first publication. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Published by fragmentedvoices A small, independent press based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, and Prague, the Czech Republic View all posts by fragmentedvoices