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Day 6 brought 2



stretch by me
little one
suck in the urge
to cry;
swallow it with the confidence
that you will not choke. 

repeat repeat repeat.



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i remember a time not long past
a group of us on Figueroa just being wild
careless
free people
it was liberating
to feel the cloak of youth
the retro spin of
nothing can touch me
I'll be alright. 
remember?
remember how it hugged you?

clench your eyes.
that beast is locked up inside you somewhere.
don't you let go
you'll need her from time to time
when you wanna fight back
&
when you wanna survive.


Jessica M. Wilson
April 6, 2020
a poem a day
#6
Day 6


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