1.7.18 | 7/30

7/30, National Poetry Month, 30/30 Challenge
It's not National Poetry Month, nor does January have 30 days, but it's worth a shot.
Thank you to my inspiration for this.

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mending

you left me with wounds,
but no bandages.
months later
I stand with needle
and thread,
not knowing
how to stitch.
I tell myself
I am mending,
that it is all over,
it is all okay,
it will be okay,
but the needle
hasn't even been
threaded,
and my wounds
can't heal on their own.
I'd ask for help,
but I flinch at anyone's
touch.
I am mending and unraveling at the same time.