Monthly Archives: February 2021

Affection tare

Posted on 02/14/2021 by O. K. OhNo

When did you decideYou were undeserving of affection?Was it when every boy who caught your eyeWas repulsed by you?Or was it when you were pulled apartSinew, fiber, boneFor the betterment of the worldOr, as you lay screamingPleadingAs you watched Hope … Continue reading →

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Scar tissue

Posted on 02/14/2021 by O. K. OhNo

Biggest fear: proving people right about big girlsSo you pushPast the tearsPast the painThe painSeizes your jointsStops your movementBut you push pastYour mind; your fear, your willFight againstYour body; the thing that makes you humanYour eternal struggle, turned to fleshBut … Continue reading →

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Me kuke so

Posted on 02/14/2021 by O. K. OhNo

I cannot be the person younger me neededThat requires bloodshedFor a person long goneFrom a person no longer availableSo I will be the adult children need now

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bazara ta musamman

Posted on 02/14/2021 by O. K. OhNo

The flowers miss your voiceYour attempt to shake the offThe rust and weariness fromWill you sing for them? Before the shadows fall?

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Fada

Posted on 02/14/2021 by O. K. OhNo

You will never be seenAs a precious little thingThe world is ill equiptFor your grace

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Glory tear

Posted on 02/04/2021 by O. K. OhNo

Whenever I need a good cry, I go to my happy place. There, I have the perfect job, the perfect partner, the perfect place. I imagine being comforted. Being heard. Understood. Held. Validated. Valued.The version of me will never happen. … Continue reading →

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