Time ensures that we heal; not that we forget; In forgetting how a scar came to be, is to silently invite another injury.
OBEHI VESSEL A.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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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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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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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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‘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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I no longer ask humans, for a definition of love. For, they tend to force on her, the traits of those who have either treated them well or not at all.
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It seems to be, that there are dual reasons why justice is rarely given. One, too little evidence. Two, too much.
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A problem ignored, has two outcomes. The illusion that it is gone, and the reality of one problem becoming more.
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Standing between who we are, and who we want to be, is that which we find easiest to be.
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To know more, I must first admit that I know nothing. Only on a blank page, can words be written.
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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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Doubt has evolved. From a ‘what if I can’t?’ To a ‘what if I can? And it doesn’t last?’
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You can worry, or you can be wise. You cannot be both, at the same time.
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Some days are heavy. Not meant to be carried alone.
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Second chances, are filled with humans hoping for a third.
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Ears quick to listen. Lips, slow to speak. I take, so that I may give.
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