Forehead Kisses like Sunscreen



i long to run
to a faraway land
where no one knows my name
where i don't have to wear my daily maks of pleasant complacency
or filter my words
where i can whisper or shout my rage and grief as i please
without being abandoned or accused
where wounds are seen and heard and soothed
and tender forehead kisses are spread liberally,
like sunscreen

About this poem

just a simple poem about longing for a safe haven to just be yourself and be heard, seen and understood.

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Written on April 13, 2023

Submitted by mystirayne on May 02, 2023

Modified on May 04, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGHDI
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 346
Words 67
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10

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