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This poem explores the difference between people who live on the surface of their own lives and those willing to dig deeper into truth, discomfort, and self-discovery. Using earthy, visceral metaphors of soil, worms, hooks, and the hidden work beneath the surface, it reflects on courage, avoidance, and the raw honesty required to grow. A…
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This short poem explores the “fawn response,” a trauma instinct often rooted in childhood CPTSD. Told through the metaphor of a newborn fawn, it reflects the fear, abandonment, and survival coping patterns many people carry into adulthood without realizing it. This piece is for anyone who’s ever felt small, unsafe, or shaped by circumstances they…