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I let you put the picture on the wall,
my wall,
that wall;
a reminder of past oppression
fraught with sadness.
It darkened the room.
The winter was long and cold and stale.
In the spring, I wanted a fresh start.
Let in the light.
Let the air flow.
I moved the picture and you were so angry.
You said I had promised to keep that picture right there
on that wall
before us forever
as your memorial of our oppression,
but we had never had that discussion.
You can’t hold the walls of my house hostage
any more than the walls of my heart.
The picture is embedded on my heart
but I have made my peace.
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I really like this, such strength in the heaviness.
‘as your memorial of our oppression’ – amazing line!
Felt this in my core: “You can’t hold the walls of my house hostage
any more than the walls of my heart.”