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I Am Gold

a minute poem

By Tina D. LopezPublished 7 months ago • 1 min read
I Am Gold
Photo by Louis KIRNER on Unsplash

I was your perfect alibi

Never did lie

Choosing silence

Hid your violence

Violet was my favorite hue

Black eyes changed view

Only see red

Wishing you dead

Finally free from stranglehold

I am now gold

Lit my own pyre

Rose from the fire

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About the Creator

Tina D. Lopez

I’m just a human trying to make it in this world. I write about heartbreak, loneliness, longing, anger, family—all the things I can’t seem to leave alone. Everything I write is about me, even when it’s about someone else.

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    Written by Tina D. Lopez