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I have made you bleed I have made you sweat I have made you starve I have made you ache I have put you in the mud I have put you in the ring I have put you in the crossfire of heartbreak and misunderstanding I have picked and prodded you like a foreign beast I have roughed you up like a schoolyard bully I have carelessly clutched & betrayed your touch And, yet, toxically, you stay You open eyes each morning You rise You move You work You build things & restore tragedy You absorb and give You release You force air inside your lungs You put it there, even on the days I don't feel You deserve to breathe I am imperfect, as you very well know But for what you have done I look in the mirror And desire to be Kind.
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Nov 30, 2018
Nov 30, 2018 at 11:04 PM UTC
Look What You Have Done: An Open Letter to My Body
I have made you bleed I have made you sweat I have made you starve I have made you ache I have put you in the mud I have put you in the ring I have put you in the crossfire of heartbreak and misunderstanding I have picked and prodded you like a foreign beast I have roughed you up like a schoolyard bully I have carelessly clutched & betrayed your touch And, yet, toxically, you stay You open eyes each morning You rise You move You work You build things & restore tragedy You absorb and give You release You force air inside your lungs You put it there, even on the days I don't feel You deserve to breathe I am imperfect, as you very well know But for what you have done I look in the mirror And desire to be Kind.
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lady-elle
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lady-elle
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Nov 30, 2018
Nov 30, 2018 at 11:04 PM UTC
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