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No. I do not wish upon stars, I hear they fall.

Obehi Vessel A.

A lot of my mistakes, are birthed by curiosity. Like a child, drawn to fire; I came for the light and found pain instead.
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Children Deep Light Mistake Myself Pain
How abstract we humans sound, when we say these are dark times. As though it isn’t in our hands that paint our times.
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Darkness Hands Human Ourselves Sound Time
This year has been heavy. Not meant to be carried alone.
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Alone Carry Company Hard Time Togetherness
We were purple, one day, we felt whole the next day split apart into red and blue.
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Feeling Oneself Togetherness
Ears quick to listen. Lips, slow to speak. I take, so that I may give.
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Lips Listen Myself Quick
I used to believe that living is doing, moving, getting. But, there is life in staying still. A bird is a bird even when she isn’t flying.
OBEHI VESSEL A.

Believe Herself Life Live Myself Philosophy
‘Why are we here?’ I inquired of my body, spirit, and soul. ‘Here to do whatever feels good.’ Said the first. ‘Here to do what feels good.’ Said the second. ‘Here to choose.’ Said the third. ‘Between both.’
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Body Choice Feeling Goodness Myself Philosophy Soul Spirit
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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Deep Herself Myself See Sun Wrong
“No” is such a controversial word. Clear, resounding when uttered by men. By women, Low, muffled. Sounds like “yes.”
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Man Oppression Woman Word
At present, Nations are burning. But, their leaders mistake the ash for snow.
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Burn Leadership Mistake Nation Present
Standing between who we are, and who we want to be, is that which we find easiest to be.
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Be Yourself Deep Easy Philosophy
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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Bright Eyes Herself Hurt Light Ourselves Truth
To know more, I must first admit that I know nothing. Only on a blank page, can words be written.
OBEHI VESSEL A.

Myself Word Writing
You were fully clothed in lies, I was naked in truth. Still, when morning came It was I who survived the cold.
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Cold Lie Morning Myself Naked Survive Truth Yourself
And now, we look back at what was normal, and we find that normal isn’t always good or right; No. Normal, is whatever has been spent with us, the longest time. And that in itself is not a valid reason for it to stay.
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Goodness Ordinary Philosophy Reason Right Stay Time
Every human carries a heavy past. But the good thing about what can be carried, is that it can also be put down.
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Carry Goodness Heart Human Philosophy

No. I do not wish upon stars, I hear they fall.

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