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Jan 30, 2024
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Worth It
Worth It
Written by Kelly Ann Wilson
I hear the message
Like I simply chose a jaded perspective
They say I must find the silver lining
Not bring it up and every time I feel something
But dammit, I did years of silence and a straight face
And there was no lesson in all of that pain
All you did was take from me
Everything that I could be
And the only ones who could ever say something like that
Well, they’ve never lived the hell that I have
What a privilege to see it that way
Where they were, they were safe
If I can’t be the girl they think I should
I fucking wish I never cared to be so good
‘Cause I’m the one who bruised and bled
So now, I’ll say the truth instead
You weren’t worth it.
Written January 30, 2024
© 2024 Kelly Ann Wilson
About This Poem
Last Few Words: Read my writer’s blog at https://kwilsonarts.wordpress.com
Style/Type: Free verse
Review Request Intensity: Please use care (this is a sensitive subject for me, do not critique harshly)
Editing Stage: Editing - polished draft
Comments
Leslie
1 year 5 months ago
Kristen H.
Breathe deep and meditate because the happy times
are circling around again. I have no clue as to whether or
not this'll help, but I hope so! Write a private message
if you feel like it.
Tawny023
1 year 5 months ago
I hope the freeing of this
I hope the freeing of this poem brings you comfort. Darkness like this must see and live in so deserving eternal sunshine. As you write you are a survivor. Special and beautiful times are coming.