temporary bandages

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no matter
how hard
i always try
to cover up these wounds
and supress silent cries,
i know that scars do not lie;
the trauma;
no matter
how hard
i always try
to repeatedly tell myself
i'm okay and i'll be fine,
that i'm happy and whole,
i know,
i know,
i'm just trying to ease the sting
by covering it all up,
with all these
temporary bandages.

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