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By Kelly LaFleurPublished 3 years ago Updated 3 years ago 1 min read

don’t let yourself be swallowed

by tomorrow’s grief

let the tongue of life

cradle you

now

here

in the silence

of present

this rocking boat

of emptiness

hollowed out home

of hope

will be your vessel

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Kelly LaFleur

sad poetry

About the Creator

Kelly LaFleur

Reading was my first love. Poetry was my second. Words have always been my life.

Currently healing and striving for grace in a muddied-up, beauty-luck world.

You can also find me at mrsmediocrity.com fb ig

Check out my other work here

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