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Everything is packed away As though you never existed But my body knows otherwise My empty, aching arms A heavy throbbing at my breast And in the shower I cry sweet, white tears That were made especially for you A visceral and final connection That dries up a week later
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Dec 9, 2018
Dec 9, 2018 at 4:26 PM UTC
Postpartum
Everything is packed away As though you never existed But my body knows otherwise My empty, aching arms A heavy throbbing at my breast And in the shower I cry sweet, white tears That were made especially for you A visceral and final connection That dries up a week later
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33/F/Dublin
Dec 9, 2018
Dec 9, 2018 at 4:26 PM UTC
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