What Lies Beneath

by Mae Pike · 14/11/2025
Published 14/11/2025 15:38

Tracing the curve where skin meets bone,

I wonder how much of me stays unknown.

A fragile surface, holding deep scars,

as I flick through faces, like old, worn cards.


People glance over, they rarely see,

the weight that I carry, the soft part of me.

In that gentle space, I find my fear,

the secrets I guard, the truth I can’t clear.

#hidden trauma #identity #vulnerability

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