blessings of bruises on the inside

no questions brought on by

conspicuous dark colors

against hard-to-cover

porcelain skin

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no withdrawing from

innocent hugs that

hurt from

unseen abrasions

hidden beneath

soft fabrics

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no need to replace

torn and shredded

clothing

or to clean up

visible remnants

of additional

collateral damage

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These are the blessings of bruises on the inside.

The blessings of bruises on the inside.