that I'll never again feel
the cold linoleum under my soles.
That I'll never feel the tightness
of my tennis shoes.
That I'll never be able to
walk out of this house
with my own legs,
without the assistance of my mother.
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What Comes Next... [Wattys 2014]
شِعرViolet has never stopped running. She lives for the wind on her face, and seeing the blur of cars as they drive by. And she has real problems to run from. An alcoholic mother, an abusive ex-boyfriend, and the lowest grades in school. It's time for V...