Compassion
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May 26
We each live our own truth, Spun by minds different as can be. History shapes our perceptions, Neurons firing with altered chemistry. Yet the emotions we all feel, Are as kindred as can be. Borne from the same condition, Etched in the rubric of humanity. The first time Joy of a child, Smelling a freshly bloomed rose. Or the melancholy of an old man Reminiscing his deceased love's ghost. The fury of a woman, shown her body doesn't belong to her. Or the courage of girl, Breaking free from the m...

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Authentic
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May 24
Am I the most myself When I am all alone? Free from others’ judgement, All the feelings and thoughts I own. But the voices of the critics Don’t enter through my ears. They emanate from within, And they’re borne from past cried tears. Too fat, too skinny, too dumb, too lazy, Worthless, useless, inadequate, and crazy. These adjectives we conform to To make us “accepted” by society, Are dungeons created by our minds Guards armed with shame and anxiety. When we take a broader look around See ever...
Distortions
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May 23
You saw fire and imagined a home You saw cattle and imagined a settlement You saw a weapon and imagined your throne You saw a sign and imagined a testament You saw a woman and imagined ideal love You saw a child and imagined a dynasty You had an idea and imagined an opus You saw your reflection and imagined autocracy You saw some ore and imagined an industry You saw code and imagined singularity You heard a note, imagined a whole symphony You saw a moment and imagined eternity Imagination con...
Vulnerable
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May 23
When a soul is born it is just a heart, To be surrounded by purest love, To be cushioned by absolute comfort, Exposed and receptive to the whims of above. Programmed to survive, yearning to thrive By connecting to other hearts. Every smidgen of experience becomes self, Preparing to cope as she departs. Despite best efforts, life does its thing, Irrevocably, passersby leave craters, Sometimes out of carelessness, occasionally cruelty, Criticisms, rejections, violations, and haters. Astroids cr...
Mothers
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May 12
The minute you find out That a life now exists inside of you and because of you, Your own fills with boundless meaning and becomes less important in a moment. Your heart overfills with love, Constantly replenished by the springs of your new found purpose. It feels warm, supple, resilient and expansive. It fuels, empowers, and calms you. This love guides your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs like a North Star. You gain empathy for all mothers, for all people, knowing that someone feels this way...
Abandoned
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Apr 30
the world narrows, and darkness fills in thick where once there were shining stars. the detailed paths bridging to them fall away like a house of cards. all my powers leave, and I’m trapped and alone at the pit of this deep well. my body vanishes, my mind blanks, my soul languishes in hell. there is nothing here, just deprivation and my most agonizing thoughts. default to hunger, thirst, and loneliness, my only sensation is loss. the only option now is to wait to be rescued from this void. ca...
Reality
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Apr 2
Our minds are not built to perceive reality But a constant swirl of emotions and thoughts Steering us away from perceived pain and towards salvation Bifocals minimizing our worth, intensifying fear To get out of this sad hole, we build Our bodies, our stuff, our families, our companies We build to right the wrongs only we see within ourselves The bigger the distortion, the grander the ambition If we could only see and accept that we are human, that we are born worthy of love just for being If...
Lost
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Mar 9
We run marathons to be still; we build cities to be alone. We waste time to be productive; we waste money to get rich. We create noise to find signal; we create drama to find calm. We propagate hate to signal virtue; we hurt loved ones in pursuit of love. We empower dictators to foster freedom; we fight wars to protect peace. We use control to teach agency; we use dogma to teach creativity. We seek validation to find purpose; we reaffirm biases to grow. We drug ourselves to get clear; we lie ...
Doors
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Mar 3
Enter something, maybe. Leave something, definitely. Fascinating before, unbounded. Disappointing after, finished. Prefer to walk on by lost in the possibilities of Doors we could enter rather than Doors we have closed. Perhaps we fear that inside one of them is a scene that entices, a dream that consumes. A possibility that beckons you to leave everything behind as you enter the abyss and close the door behind. Much better to dream on and imagine instead. A good reason to walk past those pes...