The Greatest Lie
By Ashley O’Hare
“What doesn’t kill you
makes you stronger”
is the greatest lie
I have been told.
My heart is a tool
and repairs take longer
when I lack the means to buy
knowledge worth its weight in gold.
Because I was a fool,
I get to live my days as a farmer—
relying on the sun’s timeline
to defrost my soul that has run cold.
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