her parents fear the day that shallow will become deep
her friends fear the day she'll start wearing long sleeves to hide
the evidence of pain.
the evidence of pain.
her sister fears the day when there's a vacant seat at the dinner
table.
table.
her boyfriend fears the day when his mind echoes with only the
memory of her laugh
memory of her laugh
but she fears the day when she no longer feels the pain at all.
and deep won't be deep enough
and i'll always wonder if she finally felt when the end came
Powerful writing on something that needs to be addressed in ways like this.
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