just a moment, i am crying…
then a moment more, to compose myself;
for a part of me died,
in search for completeness
and happiness.
ever so elusive
for the likes of me.
 
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“this is a delicate unraveling. now and then i find pieces on the floor, tiny little bits that tell me - maybe i shouldn’t do [...]

i am afraid.
i have spent half my life
encased in a cocoon i have made
to hide my naivete
from people like you,
who feed on the souls
of the meek and lowly.
i want to hide
from the cruel tongues and heavy fists
of a society
that lives and thrives
on helpless spirits.
but i know that i cannot hide forever.
you might find me [...]