No, I’m not one to go in pursuit of happiness. It is common knowledge, is it not? That what is chased after will run.
OBEHI VESSEL A.When one door closes, another opens.’ Yet, in-between lies a wait persuasive enough to make many go through windows.
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This year has been heavy. Not meant to be carried alone.
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Both strong and weak may survive; if neither takes too seriously, the titles of ‘strong’ and ‘weak’.
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We were purple, one day, we felt whole the next day split apart into red and blue.
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I used to envy the sun, for having seen it all. I was wrong. Left with nothing to see, how bored she must be.
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Some days are heavy. Not meant to be carried alone.
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Time ensures that we heal; not that we forget; In forgetting how a scar came to be, is to silently invite another injury.
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I have seen men, choose violence time after time. And in turn, I have seen violence choose them.
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A natural law; ‘forgive them or become them.’ slowly, unnoticeably, surely.
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“No” is such a controversial word. Clear, resounding when uttered by men. By women, Low, muffled. Sounds like “yes.”
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Toxicity isn’t always a harsh tone or a bruise. Often it’s a “this is who I am.” Often it’s a “I’ll change” Void of when.
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And, when it comes to counting our blessings; we humans are all bad at math.
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Everyone claims they want the truth. Just not in all her bright entirety. We’d rather she visit in dim shades of light, that won’t hurt our eyes.
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Ran out of time, before we even began. How long will the road not taken be starved of footprints?
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Second chances, are filled with humans hoping for a third.
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Never give a human the job of making you happy. Some days, they might call you sick. Other days they might call quit.
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