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My Broken Body

May 2, 2016
By NatureGirl123 PLATINUM, Atlanta, Georgia
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NatureGirl123 PLATINUM, Atlanta, Georgia
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Every day is a second chance.

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The hot flame
Searing inside
Threatening to break free
A twitch of a finger
A tap of a foot
A bob of the head
An eruption
Flapping arms-wings
Flailing legs-run
A mind on fire
Trying to speak-stop
I can't
No place to run
No place to fly
Just stuck
Inside
My broken
body

© Victoria W., Arcadia, CA

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