Backspace
How much of your life have you backspaced over?
Afraid of letting someone else read
Who you really are
So you go back and rewrite it
Into something more ordinary
More acceptable
More normal
Because that part that you backspaced over
Is you
It’s what makes you abnormal and unacceptable, yes
But it’s also what makes you extraordinary
It’s where your power is
So embrace this part of yourself
Let the world read your story
And leave that backspace for spelling mistakes
Cause I want to know you
About the Creator
Karen LaRue
I am Karen LaRue (She/Her) a North Carolina writer of poetry and witchy things of most sorts. I belive life is full of wonder and we don't always stop to see it. Taking the time to look and listen makes life worth living!
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