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Katie A

Afraid

Copyright Katie A

they see the scars and say,
‘A cry for help that is’
but wheres the help?
whose going to help?
they judge you,
and look you
up and down again,
judging every scar.
not wanting to go near,
afraid,
of what they do not know
and what they do not understand.

 

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