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The Label
A label placed cold and lifeless like a stone,
You’ll have to carry it, but you are not alone.
The label insignificant, heartless and dead,
Nothing but a piece of paper to be read.
The label is not a warning not a price-tag,
It can’t value you as a person, it’s not your flag.
The label can be frightening and incomplete,
But behind every label there is a person in need.
A label placed is not a label attached,
It does not define you, nor will it ever do.
You’ll have to carry it, but you are not alone.
The label insignificant, heartless and dead,
Nothing but a piece of paper to be read.
The label is not a warning not a price-tag,
It can’t value you as a person, it’s not your flag.
The label can be frightening and incomplete,
But behind every label there is a person in need.
A label placed is not a label attached,
It does not define you, nor will it ever do.
Published 1st Jul 2021
Author's Note
Written for a friend in need.
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
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2nd Aug 2021 12:21pm
Succinct and beautiful. Labels can feel heavy and unwieldy, but I hope your friend discovered that they can also be gateways to receiving help.
Thanks for the comment. I think she did find help eventually. She was a person I knew from elementry school and I reconnected with her after 10 years. She suffered so much in that time. When I met her again she was suffering from anorexia. In that period I helped her through this even when she was in a mental hospital. I would visit her every day, Unfortunatly I lost her again. She severed our bond because I reminded her of a past she didn't want to remember. Now she is married and has 2 kids. So I think it all worked out for her.
