it's one of those days

i'm still not at peace

with what life has done to me

it has left me with an open gash

that i can't seem to just let be

some days inevitably worse

like the upcoming holiday

i can't bear to scroll social media

though it's not even today

like pouring salt on a wound

reminding me what i already know

each momentous celebration pic

just reminds me of the blow

all the little broken pieces

i'm still trying to recollect

little bits of you

that i have to protect

i must pull myself together

there's so much left to go through

but when i'm so broken myself

how can i save you?

-soo hyun

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