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Kayla Montgomery Poem
My socks don't match
I can't find my shoes
I forgot my jacket
I dropped my coffee
My pen stopped working
I ran out of shampoo, but not conditioner
Copyright © Kayla Montgomery | Year Posted 2026
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Kayla Montgomery Poem
You stayed because of a promise
Just a few simple words
I promise I’ll be better
I promise I’ll change
I promise things will never be the same
In a good way, you hoped
But boy, were you wrong
That promise was nothing but a siren song
They say they will try
They say theyll do better
You tell yourself this is where it ends
But when it happens again
You let it slide
Because what you tell yourself?
That was the lie
Copyright © Kayla Montgomery | Year Posted 2026
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Kayla Montgomery Poem
Soft like the skin of a baby
Like the ocean on a quiet night, not a breeze to be blown
Soft like the breath of a child hiding under her desk
Like the whispers of her teacher as she locks the door
The soft steps of anger through an empty hallway
Her soft hair as it absorbs what she once was and could have been
Soft silk of a casket she lies in after she takes her last breath
Soft, are the cries of a childless mother
Soft are the prayers of the local church
Soft is the sentence he will receive
Because soft is the government who oversees
Copyright © Kayla Montgomery | Year Posted 2026
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Kayla Montgomery Poem
On my knees
At the side of the bed
I pray to you while I bow my head
The fighting will stop
No more dead
But nobody answers because it's all in their head
They said give you money
So no one would starve
But hunger doesn't care about the words on a prayer card
You turned me away
Because I won't follow your lead
So now I know better than to get down on my knees
Copyright © Kayla Montgomery | Year Posted 2026
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Kayla Montgomery Poem
I could explain what happened a million times
I could tell you what went through my mind
What I wore. What I drank.
But they wouldn’t believe me either way
I could tell you what he whispered into my ear
I could tell you this was always my fear
I could tell you he will reoffend
But by the time you believe me
He will have done it again
Copyright © Kayla Montgomery | Year Posted 2026
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Kayla Montgomery Poem
They say don't waste your breath
But what if my breath is the only thing I have left to give
What if all I can do is sit and breathe
Breathe through the pain
Breathe to relax
Deep breaths to slow the fast beating of my heart
I talk, and I breathe
I walk, and I breathe
I run and breathe and gasp for air
Air that seems to be evading my lungs
Air that seems toxic to everyone around me
I only talk to myself
I walk alone
I run toward no one and away from everyone
They say don't waste your breath
But breathing is the only thing I have left to waste
Copyright © Kayla Montgomery | Year Posted 2026
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