This Body

coming to terms

By Auntie LiciousPublished about a year ago • 1 min read

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It is

sickening

to recall

The ones

who

had no right

To this

body

at all.

(And I will no longer carry the burden of it)

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Auntie Licious

She is a never ending story written in the stars.

Alyssa has been a lifelong writer, having recently begun sharing her creations more widely. Her poems are inspired by nature, heartache, activism, sensitivity and mental health.

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