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The Second Before the Damage

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NaPoWriMo2026 Day 15

Rewriting Memory

 

They say you should always choose your words carefully

Or you may encounter another person’s wrath

I wanted to hurt others intentionally

And my choice of words sent us on a different path

 

I heard myself say it calmly but with anger

In the heat of the moment I just didn’t care

My emotions were in a state of languor

My devotion astray had been unfair

 

The second before the damage ticked like a bomb

All the events leading up were like tiny cracks

I held the safety pins in between my palms

My words were the last straw that broke the camel’s back

 

I know what I did was harsh and for that I’m sorry

It’s the old adage of two wrongs don’t make a right

What’s left is nothing but a debris field of dirt

In a world of hurt that left us all contrite

 

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