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I Have Accepted

May 6, 2011
By hcohen925 PLATINUM, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
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I have accepted

The taunts
The slurs
The critique
That penetrated my thought

I have accepted

The abuse
The neglect
The rejection
That left me distraught

I have accepted

The shame
The mortification
The disgrace
I felt deep inside

But they were
Self-inflicted wounds
Products of my mind

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