“Pieces of me died,
little by little,
over the years.
Little bits
of my youth, here.
Shards of my
innocence, there.”
Pieces of me died, little by little, over the years. Little bits of my youth here. Shards of my innocence there. All those fragments of my soul were cast out into the world with a bandage that looked like peaches and cream skin. But if you counted all those freckles and scars, you’d see the reflection of all those pieces that died over the years. Would you still think I’m anything other than a walking corpse?
© Sarah Doughty
Oh wow, Sarah. Every now and then I read one of your poems and I feel like you wrote it for me because it just resonates so deeply. This is one of them. Bravo, my dear friend.
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Awww thank you, love. I’m glad you like it.
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Oooh, good one. Me like.
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Thank you!
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“Little bits
of my youth, here.
Shards of my
innocence, there.”
Oh, the beauty in the chaos of your poem… So perfect!
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Thank you so much!
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haunting. vivid. 😦 😦
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Thanks, love.
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always! ❤
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Sometimes, people only see what they want to see of us, our more positive sides, and, because we feared rejection from the world, we might all eventually start to, disown the more negative emotions that we have (sadness, anger, sorrow, disgust, etc., etc., etc.), and we end up, losing sight of who we are, because, we are, a SUM of ALL our experiences and emotions, and the sum of the parts here, is greater than the whole!
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Thank you so much for that! I really appreciate that.
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Heartwrenchingly beautiful!!
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Thank you so much!
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Beautiful
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Thank you so much!
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Bitter sweet. In a good way.
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Thank you. I’m glad you like it.
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Sarah….sending you a hug ! This shook me deep inside.
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Thanks, love. I appreciate that.
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💝💝
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Painfully beautiful, Sarah.
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Thank you so much!
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All the pieces form a great human being. God bless you dear Sarah. 🙂
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Thank you!
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