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Day: September 27, 2025

Poems · Self-Discovery

Backwards – A Prose Poem on Healing and Self-worth

27 Sep 20254 Nov 2025 Nancy AtienoLeave a comment

I wrote this poem for her — the younger me who believed the voices saying she was too much. This is the rewrite. The assurance. The gentle reclaiming.

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