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Candles No One Lit

Not every birthday feels like a celebration.

By Ruth DPublished 4 months ago • 1 min read

Heart racing,
body aching,
fingers shaking,
God, save me.

It’s my birthday today,
but who gives a fuck anyway?

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This poem is from my poetry collection, Pretty Painful: A Journey Through Pretty and Painful Thoughts, available on Amazon.

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    Written by Ruth D