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Micropoetry

bruises

Sally A Mortemore
Published in
Nov 10, 2024

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a short poem

the purple ochre green and grey
the way her pain in colours
everyday displays
today
he locked her in her room
to contemplate wrong-doings
and when she felt the need to scream
she stuffed those bruises in her mouth
and ate them
each and every one
to stop her tongue
from straying

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With many thanks to Margie Pearl , Marla Bishop and The Bad Influence for giving my little poem a place to stay.

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