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I don't wanna hide anymore
Rike York

I don't wanna hide anymore

I just don't wanna hide anymore

Published on December 7, 2025

I don't wanna hide anymore,

So long have I been hiding,

hiding my pain,

Hiding my suffering,

Hiding the long sleeves of cuts,

Not physical,

But emotional,

How they went through my body,

How they grinded my heart,

And how they pushed aside.

I don't want to hide anymore.

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