Strength is Learned

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He reaches out to me
But my hands are
Frozen at my side,
Concrete holds them

I was taught
To never need anyone,
Such an act
Repels me

My voice is cold,
Ice in my lungs,
As I hear my voice
"Stop calling"

He gasps and spits out
"Is it so bad
To need someone?
To be needed? "

I was delicate, once.
Shattered beneath the
Steel-toe boots of my mother.
I will never be weak again.

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