without the weight of breaking down

Yaira Ebanks
Oct 26
1 min read

Laughing and singing through clenched teeth,

she mastered that as a child.

Slowly, she unlearns.

Trembling, she starts,

carefully opens her mouth.

Laughing without fear of criticism,

she sings without the weight of breaking down.

Fearlessly, she takes the world into her mouth.

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