Wounds

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Sometimes, you need to wear your wounds on your sleeves,
shriek out the holes punched into your soul, your body, your passions.

Once you’ve known you’re wounded,
and if you’ve inflicted yourself with them,
don’t hide them, don’t cover them up,
let the world know how distorted it is.

And then, treat your wounds, heal them,
put bandages around them, and let the marks stay.

It will show the world how much you’ve healed,
how much you’ve suffered, how much you’ve endured.
And that’s your resilience, that’s your vitality.