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Pieces of my Heart

by Despoina Kemeridou

The pieces of a broken heart turn into words in this dark poetry collection.

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My heart bleeds into words
My mouth dare not utter
Ink and soul bonded
To express the pain inside
Poems and stories
From the depths of my being
Sorrow and darkness
I tried so much to keep hidden

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Themes:

Fantasy
Despair
Loneliness
Trauma
Love
Death

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