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Bruises

March 19, 2014
By MeredithM GOLD, Nixa, Missouri
MeredithM GOLD, Nixa, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
"There is a difference between common sense and intelligence." - My Dad


Purple and black,
Mixed with yellow and blue.
Mottled, patched; some old, some new.
Laid out on bare white skin,
Punishment for some unknown sin.


The author's comments:
I have several friends who have been the victims of self-abuse and several acquaintances who have been abused. I've never understood how either could occur, so I wrote this poem.

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