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Shy

Bill Holmes
May 15, 2022

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An etheree poem in response to a weekly writing prompt.

Photo by Irfan Moosani on Unsplash

This poem was inspired by a writing prompt published under The Storyteller’s Vault Poetry Writing Challenge.

Shy

Shy

is the

word most use

to describe me

on first impression

unaware my reasons

to hesitate engagement

with others the result from years

of being bullied by people who

say they love you but creating distrust.

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Bill Holmes
Bill Holmes

Written by Bill Holmes

Writer. Poet. ESSENCE Best Selling Author. Filmmaker. Personal development aficiando who lives and breathes the mantra "I will not be denied!"

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