exhale

long and deep
do it again
don't do it perfect
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notice that you need to inhale to exhale
notice how your lungs hurt
notice 
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bite down on him
instead of your aching teeth
tell him the truth through a smile
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how many rapes does it take
to make it stop
to find peace and freedom and safety in our bodies
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i see a world beyond this
in which women are loved and free
in which we heal ourselves
and each other
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i can see it
i feel it
it's here