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Why You?

smile masking pain

By Isabella WalkerPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read

It all got heavy

when I agreed to change

for you

when I lost myself

in you

—

Caring so deeply

about what you thought

what you wanted

or desired

—

I contorted myself

unrecognizable

smile masking pain

remind me why I stayed?

—

Life drained of color

all blurred together

weeks turned into months

months into years

—

I wasted too many tears

to be in arms that choked me

that held me so tight

I’d forgotten what it was like

to be free

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Isabella Walker

I'm trying my best so if you're reading this, thank you! (Most of these pieces I will be revising and editing throughout this process, keep coming back for updated pieces!!)

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    Written by Isabella Walker