Effigies of sweet talks and promisses,
Made it worth the wait, suffering,
I didn't know better til
I cracked, skin black and blue,
Senseless on the door
mat, cold floor tiles,
gun shivers,
horror,
Bam!
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Gabriela Trofin-Tatár
Passionate about tech, studying Modern Journalism at NYU, and mother of 3 littles. Curious, bookaholic and travel addict. I also write on Medium and Substack: https://medium.com/@chicachiflada & https://chicachiflada.substack.com/
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Comments (6)
Gosh this was so heartbreaking and terrifying! Loved your poem!
wow! a crack and a bang make it super powerful. Good luck!
Good luck in the challenge 😁
That irreversible crack!
Cracking is the mistake 🤣🤣🤣.
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