Tag: Health
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Rumour Has It
Rumour has it, You have something close to chest, Suppressed, And I’m impressed For somehow you pressed your finger to your lips – Careful not to let your secret slip – As you fed me soothing snippets, Appeasing tidbits, That quicked the nail upon your fingertip, Stripped by the sharpness of a forked tongue, Crisp,…
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Dysmorphic
It’s a dark, dark road that you venture down when you can’t even look yourself in the eye, When the words ‘fat’ and ‘ugly’ explode like landmines in your mind every time you look in the mirror, When you’d rather rip your flesh and gouge out your eyes than have to look a second more…
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Ode to the Sick Mother
Your head is pounding, Your muscles; they ache, You’re hot and you’re flustered, You’re in need of a break, You’ve got sick in your hair, You’re covered in snot, You’re eyes are all puffy, You’re sweating – a lot, You have a mountain of laundry, An overflowing sink, The kids all want dinner; You just…
Serena Malcolm 