32 lines
570 B
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32 lines
570 B
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categories:
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- Poetry
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date: 2017-10-10 00:00:00 +0000
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tags:
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- Wisdom
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- Speech
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- Verbal Abuse
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title: Unintentional Internalization
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layout: poetry
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Our skin's as thick
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As our words are sharp
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To dampen the damage
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We take to heart.
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But sometimes they pierce
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Right through our defenses,
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Despite whether the offender
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Had the best of intentions.
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It's a wound that lingers
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And leads to a scar
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Once committed to memory
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(Which shapes who you are).
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For each one we've endured,
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We've dealt so many more
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For the most innocuous remark
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Still can pierce like a sword.
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