Paper Scars

I have tried to dance 
pulled upon a moving train
a cork for a flood
each paper cut a new scar
far too deep to free my heart.



11/30/19
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Radhakrishna Avatar
December 27, 2019 at 3:50 PM
Well done!! Congrats!
Na Avatar
December 8, 2019 at 8:24 AM
Congrats on your winning poem Melani
Na Avatar
November 30, 2019 at 7:21 PM
Hi Lelani. This is really good. Best of luck in the contest
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November 30, 2019 at 6:54 PM
wow... moving and powerful... Ann
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