She Wants to Fall Apart

An ode to suffering

Julie Lynn
Nov 6 · 3 min read
Photo by Jordy Meow on Unsplash

Don’t tell her that she’s strong. She knows she’s strong.

She knows resiliency. She knows grit. She knows how to bounce back. She knows how to get up after she’s been knocked down.

She knows commutes are for crying, because alone in her car is the only place she doesn’t need to keep it together. Everywhere else she needs to keep it…

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