Unhealed Wounds

“Often, we are wounded in relationships and stay wounded because we never grieve.” - bell hooks

From The Healing Journal, where I share what life is teaching me these days.

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we are tired
of doing
the right thing
the kind thing
the generous thing
because we have always done it
for men
who commit themselves
to doing
the mean thing
the insensitive thing
the uncaring thing

But the most painful thing
is to admit
that I am not strong
enough
to scrub the residue
of their apathy
from staining my skin
and leaving forever wounds
too deep
to scar