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The Pain and I

Connect the dots

By Tracy Kreuzburg Published 6 months ago 1 min read
The Pain and I
Photo by Dev Asangbam on Unsplash

Be quiet
Don't tell
The dots of my life
Won't quite match up

My insides are crunchy, shattered
What is the pain I seek?
It makes me hurt
It makes me cry
It makes me bleed

Be quiet
Don't tell
My body is layered with bruised daisies
What is the pain I seek?
It makes me a ghost
It makes me a whore
It makes me want to bleed

The dots of my life
Don't quite match up
My smile turns crooked
Sliced and pained
Bleeding inside and out

Be quiet
Don't tell
It wants to grow inside me
It wants my body to swell
It wants my tears to sow
It wants my blood to flow



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About the Creator

Tracy Kreuzburg

I love reading, writing and storytelling, and using stories to convey truths. I feel this is a platform that will encourage me to write my stories, I also have an interest in connecting written work to art.

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