I stopped writing then.
I was afraid
if I opened my mind and
let the words pour out
I would break.
That is why
I could not write.
All of these feelings.
All of these thoughts.
They festered
deep inside my stomach
until one day
my hand found my pen
and began again.

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Bare Bones
PoetryA collection of poems following a personal tale of heartbreak and healing. A note about the layout: Part 1: crave is the beginning. The inner workings of my relationship. The struggle we had with love. Part 2: ache is the breakup. All of the p...