Crestfallen

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I was in pieces—

no one even noticed,
the shards that I've been trying
to collect and hide so that
no one could see.

I was in pieces—

no one even asked,
the pain I was hiding
consumed every part of me.

And just like a glass—

once broken into pieces
can never go back to what it was.

So here I am,
in shattered pieces.

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