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Close Your Eyes and Feel

Artwork by Ahmed Elwagie

You need to spend time with the wound,
Look it in the eyes,
Feel its rough edges while you think of
How it felt when you were cut open.
Close your eyes.
Breathe,
It’s over now.
Look at the wound,
It’s not taunting you,
It’s proof of your strength.
You and I we’re made of the same cells,
Learn to look at the wound like you would a child’s gift.
You have always been this
Beautiful,
Wild,
Lovely,
Graceful
Woman.
Let the sorrow rise as it entwines itself
Loosely around you,
Close your eyes and
Feel,
Only by feeling will you truly be free.

—

#readersubmission by Anahid Heron

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