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You've got a lot to say for the one who walked away.Stacy Morris
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She knew me beyond my actions Beyond my shallow attempts at happiness. She knew I had darkness And when I undressed And showed her what I was made of She nodded Knowing I was unrepairable And said 'I'll be here for you anywayStacy Morris
3
It took me a long time to realise That mothers are women who carry you And not necessarily in their womb.Stacy Morris
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I think you feel like, unless you're damagedyou're not deep enough or mysterious enoughor complicated enough to ever be appreciated by another. And that is deeply untrue.Stacy Morris
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It took me a long time to realise that mothers are women who carry you And not necessarily in their womb.Stacy Morris
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We all knew she needed help. But none of us knew how. And none of us could swallow our pride and just ask her what she needed. I don’t know why. Maybe we were too ashamed we didn’t know how to approach our own mother. So we let the years slip unhappily past us and hoped we would never inherit the misery embedded in her soul. But I did. And I didn’t know how to say it aloud. And I still don’t.Stacy Morris
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I can’t pinpoint the moment this all happened. The moment we broke. But we did. And it feels like acid in my throat.Stacy Morris
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It always felt as though there were a shaken beehive living in my chest. I could never rest.Stacy Morris
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I felt torn Between living and dying Between sleeping and surviving.Stacy Morris