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Created: 4th October, 2021

Choosing Love

I remember         being told she was bad.

I remember         being told she was the worst kind of girl.

I remember         being told she would have to run for the rest of her life.

I remember         being told she didn’t love.

I remember         being told that choosing yourself was wrong.

I remember         being told that choosing for love is a sin.

 

I remember         feeling she was brave.

I remember         feeling she was right.

I remember         feeling I wanted her to win.

I remember         feeling happy for her.

I remember         feeling I’d do the same.

I remember         feeling I’d always choose love.

 

© Manjeet Mann, from Run, Rebel, Penguin, 2020

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Manjeet Mann - Choosing Love

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