Cartwheels pirouettes Into the box she goes Contorting herself With arms and legs Bent in unnatural directions Until she confirms To all their expectations Pain in shaking limbs With a trembling smile Holding back tears Wrapped up pretty In a twisted package That’s people pleasing Colorful ribbons of joy Curly bows of mirth All decorations of pretending Giving them what they want To get what she thinks she needs Regardless of the cost Continuing to contort Chasing a sense of belonging From people who’d never approve Of her living her truth
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Musing & Creating with T.J.S. Sherman 
Unfortunately, there are people and situations like this. Well done. Sorry, but I think you meant “conform” and not “confirm?”
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I did. I’m a terrible editor. I write and release. Thanks for pointing this out.
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It’s okay. It’s easy to do. If it makes you feel any better, with my first (out of print) indie book, I misspelled my alma mater on the back cover. An extra letter slipped in there, and I never spotted it. 😛
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I know at some point I’ll go back and pick and prune and then edit. This right now is really an exercise in doing and building an audience. Plus, it’s like those intentional errors they put on maps, it’ll help with any copyright issues 😉
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There we go.
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Well now I’d say stick with confirm 😋
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Exactly. I’m sure daVinci had some stray strokes and was like f’ it I’m leaving it in.
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I like it
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