Child Abuse

so beautiful
on the outside
so broken
on the inside
hide it all
china doll

21 Syllables Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Kevin Shaw
3/18/19
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Gauthier Avatar
March 24, 2019 at 7:59 AM
Bravo. So happy to see this deserving poem up near the top, Timothy. Congrats.
Mcguire Avatar
March 24, 2019 at 5:09 PM
Thank you so much Line!
Fame Avatar
March 19, 2019 at 12:58 AM
well written expression, yet I feel a story only beginning to be written... simple, and yet so intense when it stirs up imagery of stories told. great poem
Mcguire Avatar
March 19, 2019 at 3:24 PM
thank you Frankii!
Gauthier Avatar
March 18, 2019 at 8:28 PM
What a lovely poem, Timothy. A FAVE for me.
Mcguire Avatar
March 18, 2019 at 8:37 PM
<3 Thank you Miss Line
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