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Tender Lies

Trauma Bonds

By Nicole OliverPublished 8 months ago 1 min read
Tender Lies
Photo by Brian Patrick Tagalog on Unsplash

The wounds are still so fresh

Year after year

Picking at the raw

Festering sore

Until it’s torn

Anew, opened,

And again

I bleed

And bleed

- But I never leave.

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Nicole Oliver

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My goal is to evoke emotions, senses, & feelings through the power of language. I am a Poet and writer, Certified Personal Trainer, & nature lover.

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  • L.I.E8 months ago

    Aww, you should though, so it can finally heal.

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