THE VERY THINGS THAT
HARM US
Shay Duchaine
anger is an easy thing
to hold in the hand,
it burns like hot coals
searing into flesh.
we clench it tighter
as it scorches our
fingertips,
oh, how we love,
oh, how we love to
hold onto the very things
that harm us.
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