Fashioning yourself
An outer shell
For protection
Doesn't make you
Any less soft,
No matter what
The predators say.
Do not worry,
For you are not
Losing softness,
Only gaining
Toughness.
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Survive: Collected Poems
Poetry~WATTY'S 2019~ ~NOTICE~ AS OF 2/3/19, THIS COLLECTION HAS TOO MANY PARTS! READ VOLUME 2, THRIVE, OUT TODAY! On the pain, love, and passion that makes me human. Potential swearing, mentions of suicide, self harm, depression, rape, etc.
Adapting
Fashioning yourself
An outer shell
For protection
Doesn't make you
Any less soft,
No matter what
The predators say.
Do not worry,
For you are not
Losing softness,
Only gaining
Toughness.
