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Extinguish

dying embers

By Raine FielderPublished 6 months ago 1 min read
Extinguish
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It starts slowly

Your voice softens

You speak less

Join less

Become less

And they're fine

If you spend a lot less time

Less time

Trying

Less time

Fighting

Because

A woman's voice is better

Silent

A woman's face is better

Hiding

No one bats an eye

As the fire in her

Dies.

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About the Creator

Raine Fielder

Raine has been writing poetry since she was in seventh grade. She has written several poems, song lyrics, short stories and eight books. Writing is her main purpose.

https://linktr.ee/RaineFielder

I will NEVER use AI for anything I create.

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