Both strong and weak may survive; if neither takes too seriously, the titles of ‘strong’ and ‘weak’.
OBEHI VESSEL A.Ears quick to listen. Lips, slow to speak. I take, so that I may give.
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And, when it comes to counting our blessings; we humans are all bad at math.
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A natural law; ‘forgive them or become them.’ slowly, unnoticeably, surely.
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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 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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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.
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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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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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We were purple, one day, we felt whole the next day split apart into red and blue.
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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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Second chances, are filled with humans hoping for a third.
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At present, Nations are burning. But, their leaders mistake the ash for snow.
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There is no such thing as ‘little’ acts of kindness. Every kind act, is grand powerful. Meant to take up space.
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What’s lost, can be found. What’s broken, may be fixed. But what lives in denial of either of these will remain as it is.
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It is the silliness of youth to trust time.
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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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