Honest by Meghan HelmichI really wish I could care
about your bruises that yellowed after a week
or the way your cat screamed
under the tires of the passing car.
Some things heal in color
and some lay quietly to die. 10/06/2011 Posted on 10/06/2011 Copyright © 2025 Meghan Helmich
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Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 10/06/11 at 09:50 PM And sometimes they do those things against our wishes. Or so it seems. Loved this. |
Posted by Ava Blu on 10/06/11 at 10:41 PM Is it ever really honest? |
Posted by Sal Haefling on 10/07/11 at 05:50 PM Ughhh love the part about some thing healing in color, awesome visual, megs. |
Posted by Mo Couts on 10/07/11 at 07:46 PM Wow. This was awesome. |
Posted by Shannon McEwen on 10/09/11 at 04:15 PM honesty is sometimes our way of masking the truth :P Love the images here, disturbing but vivid. |
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