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    Audiobook1 hour

    naked

    Written by Imann Abdelzaher

    Narrated by Imann Abdelzaher

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    About this audiobook

    For the lonely, the healing, the aching to love and to be loved. 

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    naked 

    Just as I cover my body 

    when I leave through the front door, 

    I cover my heart and soul 

    to please you when I come in. 


    Behind the long shirt, 

    too big to stay up on its own, 

    lies a person you don’t really 

    know. 

     

    And I wish I could strip naked for you, 

    that despite my scars and bruises, 

    you’d like what you see. 

    I wish that you wouldn’t mind the flab hanging 

    from my stomach, 

    the moles on my back, 

    or coarse endings of my 

    short hair. 

    But you're blind to the brightness on my face 

    and to the misery lying between my lips. 

     

    And like the moles on my back, 

    you are permanently attached 

    to your views. 

    I could love myself 

    a thousand times over, 

    but you’ll never love me 

    naked. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAltitude Heights Inc.
    Release dateNov 10, 2022
    ISBN9798822658974
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    • 5/5
      Naked is an incredible story and the audiobook was beautifully narrated.