I Wish She Knew

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She is used to saw-like tongues
That peel layers of her skin
Thinning her like the bark of a tree.
She is used to touch that bruised her skin
Like a hedge trimmer plucking leaves.
She was taught that her voice was never
Supposed to rise above the wind.

I wish she knew that
She's pinned to the ground like roots,
And it's her birth right to bloom.





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