A Blip

A Blip

A Poem by Vicki T.
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Written in 2004

"
I open my heart 
to you
with a shield and
a veil
to protect myself
from you
from me
or both
The shield is useless
to me
it saves
nothing
It protects
nothing

Not you
Not me
Not us
The veil protects me
Shielding my eyes
from REALITY

© 2020 Vicki T.


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Added on December 23, 2020
Last Updated on December 29, 2020
Tags: love, relationship

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Vicki T.
Vicki T.

Johnstown, PA



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