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    Sweet & Bruised
    Sweet & Bruised
    Sweet & Bruised
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    Sweet & Bruised

    By Kira Pfeil

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    Sweet and Bruised is a collection of poems about a girl growing up with many struggles. The love that she lost in past relationships and growing up with depression and ADHD. She built a wall between lies and truth, instead of admitting the true feelings. This collection is

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKira Pfeil
    Release dateMay 10, 2021
    ISBN9781087965598
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      Sweet & Bruised - Kira Pfeil

      Peaches

      Sweet but easily bruised. 

      Changing the bright and sweet color. 

      Red and orange twist to a dark purple. 

      Untouchable when bruise is on display. 

      Tossed out when bruise is found. 

      Something as simple as a fruit, 

      Warm colors shaped around a sphere. 

      Ombre’s of glistening colors to the sight. 

      Soft fuzz to the finger touch. 

      Sweet and Juicy to the taste. 

      Just Peachy.

      A quiet replacement for I’m Fine.

      Hiding the pain away. 

      Building a wall between lies and truth.

      Instead of admitting the true feelings. 

      Put on the mask, 

      Hide who you are. 

      Smiles and laughs, 

      Will get you far. 

      Why Are They Worried?

      My mind fell into a well.

      Surrounded by cracked stone and grassy moss.

      Wrestling with the quiet voices in my head.

      How do I get out?

      We should stay down here.

      Is the stone strong enough to hold me?

      We are never getting out.

      I need to scream for help.

      We should just give up

      The loud noises pound in my head.

      I curl up into a ball.

      Hugging my waist tight.

      As the thoughts of my mind weave in and out.

      Good and evil racing against each other.

      Weight becoming unbearable

      My mind couldn't handle the bullets. 

      Hearing the wines and screams.

      Crashing onto me like a waterfall into a river.

      I wait for time to pass.

      Seconds become minutes.

      Minutes become hours.

      Hours become days.

      Days become months.

      Until I lost count of how long I’ve been sick.

      I’ve been avoiding all of the warning signs.

      Friends and Family try to help.

      Wanting and craving answers to the unknown.

      Their words bounce off the walls of my mind.

      But leave me wondering,

      Why do they care?

      What do they want from me?

      Did I do something wrong?

      "Why

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