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Worth It

Submitted by Kelly Ann Wilson on Tue, 2024-01-30 19:21

Worth It
Written by Kelly Ann Wilson

I hear the message
Like I simply chose a jaded perspective
They say I must find the silver lining
Not bring it up and every time I feel something

But dammit, I did years of silence and a straight face
And there was no lesson in all of that pain
All you did was take from me
Everything that I could be

And the only ones who could ever say something like that
Well, they’ve never lived the hell that I have
What a privilege to see it that way
Where they were, they were safe

If I can’t be the girl they think I should
I fucking wish I never cared to be so good
‘Cause I’m the one who bruised and bled
So now, I’ll say the truth instead

You weren’t worth it.

Written January 30, 2024
© 2024 Kelly Ann Wilson

Style / type: 
Free verse
Review Request (Intensity): 
Please use care (this is a sensitive subject for me, do not critique harshly)
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Read my writer’s blog at https://kwilsonarts.wordpress.com
Editing stage: 
Editing - polished draft
Content level: 
Not Explicit Content

Comments

Leslie

Wed, 2024-01-31 06:05

Leslie's picture

Breathe deep and meditate because the happy times
are circling around again. I have no clue as to whether or
not this'll help, but I hope so! Write a private message
if you feel like it.

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Successively until our languages become one!

Tawny023

Wed, 2024-01-31 16:38

I hope the freeing of this poem brings you comfort. Darkness like this must see and live in so deserving eternal sunshine. As you write you are a survivor. Special and beautiful times are coming.

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