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A Poem by Pooja Patel
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A short poem about toxic femininity and trauma.

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I was raised to

speak softly

tread softly

live softly.

 

But soft has left me bruised

Soft has left me broken

Soft has left my voice trembling,

because I never learned how to say

no. 

© 2017 Pooja Patel


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Added on June 2, 2017
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Tags: girl, woman, female, femininity, trauma, emotions, sad, soft, poem, poetry

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Pooja Patel
Pooja Patel

Vancouver, Canada



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Hello! My name is Pooja Patel and I am a second generation Gujarati Canadian. I am currently an undergraduate student at Simon Fraser University majoring in Psychology and minoring in Counselling/Huma.. more..

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A Poem by Pooja Patel