Paper Skin

Paper Skin

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"Paper Skin" is a visceral, emotionally raw poem that explores the fragility of someone deeply affected by trauma, sensitivity, and the long echoes of past wounds. Through imagery of bruises, paper, and origami, it paints a portrait of a person who has endured both physical and emotional pain, often in silence. The speaker equates their softness with strength, rejecting the notion that being "sensitive" is a flaw. They carry the imprints of harm not just on their body, but in their identity, flinching even at kindness because it once masked cruelty. Yet despite the damage, they strive to transform their pain into something meaningful - a quiet, trembling beauty formed out of brokenness. In the end, they plead for gentleness, not pity, and love that doesn't demand they erase what they've been through.
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Almond

"Some people teach you how to speak again. Others make you wish you'd stayed silent." _____ Almond A quiet love. A buried past. A story that will leave you aching. She doesn't talk much-not about the things that matter. Not about the names she still can't say aloud. Not about the night that changed everything. She just wants to breathe without breaking. To disappear into the background and not be noticed. But He notices her. Gentle where others push, patient where others pry-he doesn't ask her to open up. He just stays. And sometimes, that's louder than words. But love is never simple. And even the softest hearts have storms waiting inside them. "A soft love story wrapped in ache, healing, and unspoken words. Walk with me through the quiet chaos of two broken hearts trying to find their way. You won't regret it." -----

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