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"Grey Areas"

how many words are too many

to describe the wrongs inflicted on my body?

 

all it took from my mouth

was just one utterance

to tell you it was wrong

 

your election to ignore

left the words trapped in my mind

too many more have since

denied me my voice

 

how many words

are too many

for me to explain

that if they don't leave my brain

i might collapse under their weight?

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Written by
tommy-1
22 / F / English
Published
May 12, 2018
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14·73
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I was brought up to protect my body. I thought my words could be my armour

i have since learnt my body is a battlefield, and words aren't enough to protect me

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