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I am a Writer and forced Advocate. Through Poetry and Prose I document TRUTH related to the cost of being unheard in a system that charts over lived experience!

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What’s Done Ain’t Always Easy

2 min readJul 18, 2026

🪻 A’Verity Iris

They’ll clap for the finish,

But never see the fight.

They’ll praise what was mended,

But never witness the night.

‘Cause what’s done ain’t always easy…

Sometimes it’s paid in hidden pain.

A smile on the outside,

While your body’s screaming like pouring rain.

See…

The grass got cut.

The yard looks clean.

But they don’t see

What happened in between.

They don’t count

The breaths I chased.

Or every ounce

Of strength I faced.

They’ll say,

“Well… it doesn’t look that hard.”

Not knowing every step

Left another scar.

What’s done ain’t always easy

Sometimes victory limps home.

Sometimes the strongest thing you’ll do

Is suffer… all alone.

Yes I pushed that mower

One row at a time.

Making peace with every ache

That tried to steal what’s mine.

Because responsibilities

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A’Verity Iris … AverityIris.com
A’Verity Iris … AverityIris.com

Written by A’Verity Iris … AverityIris.com

I am a Writer and forced Advocate. Through Poetry and Prose I document TRUTH related to the cost of being unheard in a system that charts over lived experience!