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The words sliced through her soul

leaving paper cut wounds 

like many tiny universes of stinging pain

The stitches were too small to stitch them

the flaps of skin were too small to sew together

So they just wrapped it up with one gauze bandage

and drenched it with faint memories of happiness

So now we can pretend that she is healed 

we'll pretend she has no memory

we'll make sure she cannot feel

we'll make her like new 

Reviews

[nseddy]

Ha this poem reflects exactly how my family deals with difficult issues. Bandage it up and smile, never directly dealing with the underlining issue. Its so frustrating!
Nicely Done Audrie.

[audrie]

Glad you liked it - this way of doin g things leaves quite a mess when one grows up. thanks for the review

[Saddam]

We must try for every one.
A nicely done piece with a good message. Loved it.

[audrie]

thanks for the review!

[♔ CrownedDevil &#..]

Wow, I really like this piece. It's so beautiful, nicely written.

Kaze~

[audrie]

thanks Kaze!

[♔ CrownedDevil ☾]

Your very welcome, it was my pleasure.

[Avinash]

It is not possible to do that no matter how hard anyone tries anything which hurts your soul can never be forgotten.

[audrie]

You're absolutely right - thank god for good psychiatrists! = >

[Ranger Kessel]

very nice read. I can relate to the subject matter and it's well put together. good work

[audrie]

Thanks Ranger! I'm glad you liked it = ]

[Cory Barrett]

Splashed in lithium and grey days. The mundane is easier than real pain.

[audrie]

Thanks for the thoughtful review Streamline = ]

[B-poet]

A valid and interesting point you've proven here. So-called healing seems to be the way nowadays to numb the pain of unpleasant experience's we all often face during our entire life span. Great work Audrie. A thought-provoking read. :)

[audrie]

thanks for taking the time to read this. . . I was thinking of the way things went down in my family while I was growing up , well, hell, even currently. My family seems to take family crisis and give them a "quick fix". They then continue on as if nothing ever happened. Glad it got you thinking!

[A. Amos]

You're insanely talented...in a very good way and will be back to read more:)

[audrie]

That compliment meant a lot . . . I have been having a difficult time writing anything lately (these are my older poems) and your words are encouraging so thanks for the review!

[A. Amos]

You're most welcome my dear....

[jacob erin-cilberto]

a temporary fix...when we are hurt it often is because of many little things, even those we can't put our finger on...like not being able to stop the bleeding...we can pretend...but we will never be healed unless we can really let go of the past and start anew.

[audrie]

thanks Jacob - I was thinking of the time when my parents sent me to therapy because I was a
"troubled" child and they left it all up to the therapist to solve my problems without doing any of the work themselves - thanks for the review : }

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i can see that in this poem now..but that is what makes this quite good...multiple meanings for the reader...to identify with in his or her own way.