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Coward is a verb

your ego has won

By Sarah LennPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
Top Story - September 2024
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Coward is a verb when its full of you

you do it so well

hiding behind your words of indifference

I wish I could click "obsolete" as easily

as your memory of me seems to lapse

you had me eating breadcrumbs even then

now I feel invisible , devalued

I am like a cobblestone beneath your feet

you might step upon me and pause if

you happen to walk that path on a given day

Call me a fool for the last time

I'm removing myself from your narrative

heartbreak

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Sarah Lenn

Using writing as a way to capture snapshots of emotion on a screen whilst life happens. And life has thrown me some curve balls. Always striving to find a path through the chaos...

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    Written by Sarah Lenn