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I will learn that there is more to me than being a caretaker.

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so, if you think I am brave
for following my heart
don’t

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How full I
became
when I decided
I couldn’t live
on scraps

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I remember how small I felt, when you pulled me into you.

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Can we rewrite our history the second time around and release pain without restraint, become amnesiacs to the past, live in the dementia of our future?

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I am a woman who is unapologetic for who I am. How could I not be?

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There is a darkness in me, that so very few see.

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Find yourself
With someone
Who reminds you
Of your expansive nature
And courage
Anytime

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It’s ironic that the thing we need protection from also seems to be the only thing that can protect us.

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Some days, I love my eyes.
And others, they only remind me of all of the trauma they have seen.