by Kellee Kranendonk
Sticks and stones don’t hurt my bones
But words and actions shred my heart
Stab a blade and pierce my skin
Carve initials in my flesh
Pins and needles, whatever’s sharp
Make my blood run free
That piercing pain is easier
Than mending broken hearts and souls
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Having spent a lifetime writing, editing and/or doing other writing related things, Kellee made her first sale over twenty years ago. Now she has numerous pieces published or to be published. She considers everything a poem or story waiting to be written.
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