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a free verse on generational trauma

By Stephanie HiltonPublished 4 months ago 1 min read

do you

hurt people

because you were hurt?

does that

satisfy something

inside?

the part

of you

that couldn't fight back

when you

were the one

being hurt?

you spare no one

because you

weren't spared

but you

remain

in disorder

loneliness

disrepair

and you believe

hurting me

is meant

to heal you?

do you believe

i don't understand?

feel what you do?

what you've been through?

no, i do.

what i can't

understand

is why

you'd put me

through it, too.

Free Versesad poetry

About the Creator

Stephanie Hilton

Hello! I'm Stephanie. I am 24 years old, and I've been writing various types of poetry since I was seven years old. I hope you enjoy my poems <3

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