Last night was a true clusterfuck.
This morning, she’s thinking about taking a class
Act
Flashbacks of a child making desperate promises she can’t keep
Pray
She learned there was no one who really cared
Naked
A victim of conditioned responses or lack thereof killing Heidi off
Halo
Inextricably separate, forever grieving the loss of her
Forgiveness
When all it takes is to swallow it down whole and roll
Die
Did Heidi know how much it hurt?
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