Picking Up the Pieces of Me

Picking Up the Pieces of Me

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Belle -- The Recluse

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Petrena Wilbur
Aug 13, 2024
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Fear fogged the windows of her house,
Flooding shadows, 
Creeping up the walls.
Doubt pounded on the doors as
She pulled her life around her…
Snug…
A crystal thimble
In tissue neatly wrapped.
Kept safe…
Unused…
In the back bedroom drawer.
Her fragility, at first a disguise,
Became reality in time.
shallow focus of a woman's sad eyes
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