Beckie Edwards - Dot.

Soft eyes look back at me
Telling me without words
That I’ve let you down
We weren’t similar enough for you to matter

I remember the look
That I never thought would happen
On your simple face
Shadows cast over swelling eyes
Something I didn’t know you were capable of

But abandonment will never leave you
And as you sit in your cage
Curled up and afraid
I hope you remember why I picked you
In the first place

Beckie Edwards

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