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Night of tears
Yesterday was a sad day The night came quickly I could not feel numb Not enough to anyone The thought kept pouring in The repeat button engaged The tears flowed No one is coming No one needs to Alone you stand Alone again The time just keeps going on What will you do with it? Will you cry and grieve? Will you feel guilt and shame again? Walk away from it all Find a new way to go You have done it before You will do it again Wipe away the notion that crying is weak It is cleansing and…

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True identity
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The weather is cool The door is open The sage has been burned My life is changing Every step I take Brings me into something new Color on my nails Color on my toes It creates this unique individualism in me Something that was not seen as favorable But the eyes of the judges Are not relevant in my life I am meant to be different I am meant to stand out I stand in my uniqueness There is no one like me I will not be compared to anyone I am the only me I rise and shine with…

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Muted
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The tables have turned The movement is done The words were said They are laid to rest Not to be heard of again The move is forward The time is now It is beyond what it should have been Let it go, leave it there They will never be able to undo How they made you feel But they are gone now Your voice matters Your life matters You are important in this world You do not need to be silent anymore You do not need to retreat Or hide when you hear them coming They are out of your…

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Days
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The day comes and the day goes what will you make of it today? I made a choice I celebrated the day I took what was frustrating And I gave it right back to the universe I reconnected to the earth It was warm and welcoming It wrapped around me like a hug Some days we just need to scale back Think about the things that bring us joy Do the things that bring us peace The day came today The news came today I gave in to it and then released it I found the good in it I…

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Belong
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I belonged there The classroom with the children I was part of it I created the energy there It allowed for me to fully love To fully live with them The doors to my own life were not opened It was not there I was not at home I was loved there I was accepted there They were accepted there as well No one understood the magnitude of it all They still do not But I understood and created what was I offered a place of refuge A place where one was not teased A place where one could just…

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Heart love
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I gave to so many So many faces of lives I was able to touch The memories flood over me today They trusted me The parents trusted me with their tiny little ones A smile and a heart on my sleeve Very aware that they will forget me Knowing over time they will forget me But choosing over and over again to love It matters, I mattered to them I was part of their precious little lives for just a short time They live in my heart always The smile when they do something that was hard Me telling them…

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Live
A wind blows today The grayness of the sky prevails It shifts and forms what needs to go I sit in my place and feel it The shift, the change The clouds will take it away The butterfly comes gently It’s shadow casts over me Reminding me of what I am Reminding me of what will be Peace and joy and hope They all float through The hummingbird also has a presence It floats around me Watching and reminding me I am not who I was I will never be her again The window is shut on my life I…

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This day
This day marks the end The end of what was The end of what will be I step forward into this day I step forward with eyes forward I step forward with my eyes looking up Today will be a new day A new life A new way for me Behind is what was Not to be forgotten Just not to be lived in anymore It made me who I am today But it will not serve me in who I will be tomorrow Inside of today lies hope A new future A new life I know what direction it…
