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Ember
You can learn a lot about yourself in the dark..
The things that once terrified you no longer appear so large
and that flame that you had to light for yourself
will guide you to places that you didn't know existed
Thank yourself that you persisted
You lit that fire in the damp, in the cold
You nurtured it as it turned from a flicker to nothing but coal
Really, thank yourself for n...
Saturday 10th February 2024 4:51 pm
Time
Time
A precious gift
Your choice is how you spend it
Loving others, or yourself
A difficult thing to achieve both
when it is limited
Investing in a future self that may never arrive
I do not even feel alive
I am breathing, speaking, running out of words
running out of breath
What is left
I am sinking
My legs are tired
I have struggled for a while
struggled with a smil...
Saturday 10th February 2024 9:22 am
Change
Change is the most natural part of life
The summer cannot last forever
I have learned simply to never say never
I change my mind
Perspectives and feelings move with time
Nothing is certain
Before you know it, it is Autumn
and your leaves are turning into shades of gold
To begin something new you must let go of the old
It is okay to fall
Winter may be harder and it wi...
Friday 9th February 2024 8:24 am
You are an artist
You are an artist
Every morning as your eyes open up
you reach for your paintbrush
unknowingly
You are the canvas
and your actions are the splatters
Inspired by your dreams
and all to you that matters
You bring to life the beauty that you think
Transforming the formless into reality
your desires turn to ink
Do not downplay the smaller things you do
as every single brushstro...
Thursday 8th February 2024 8:27 pm
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