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One Hundred
  I've got
  one hundred letters
  in front of me
  right now.
  I want to write back.
  But sometimes,
  it's hard to find
  the right words.
  I want to write back.
  But I can’t.
  Your letters
  littered my house
  with countless tear drops.
  If I could count them,
  I’d find
  one hundred million
  more every day.
  I want to tell you
  everything.
  I want you to listen.
  I want you to realize
  what has happened.
  And most of all,
  I want to shout this
  right in your face.
  “You didn't break me.
  I came out stronger
  than I've ever been.
  No matter how hard you try,
  you
  can't
  hurt
  me
  anymore.”
  I take those
  one hundred letters
  and go outside.
  The wind scatters my hair,
  and when I throw up my hands,
  the letters fly away.
  I will not bury my past
  like they have you.
  Let people find those letters.
  Let them find out what happened.
  And let their cries
  never give you peace
  where you are now.
I won't see you again.

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I like going deep in my poetry sometimes. Poetry allows me to express these complex feelings, something I feel I can't do very well in stories.