Yours

A poem about cost

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Photo by Scott Robertson on Unsplash

These scars are mine
Etchings of demons and darkness
into skin and soul
My sins on display
For all to see

Except

My existence isn’t wrong
My space on this Earth is Mine to take
My soul is no mistake
My being offends no god

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Mallory Elizabeth Baskin

Trying to get good at this writing thing. Talking about being gay, education, religion, getting better, and making life worth living.