I write poems of the past; they reveal the reasons we didn’t last.
RENEE STONEI grew up learning history about communities that would support their people (the idea that it takes a village), but all I see are so many people left on their own.
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When the silence fades and now sounds begin to bloom, I will grow to feel calm again. Healthily this time.
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Healing means looking within when you want to move on. Healing means letting go when your grip is too tight.
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I wonder why I’m so empathetic, why people perceive me to be so kind. I don’t want my heart to burn when there’s no one burning mine.
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And so, my ‘What if’s’ became ‘What’s next?’
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I’m writing on a blank page full of chances and hope.
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I can assure you that I don’t wake up every day with a smile upon my face, and the distance from happiness in the morning isn’t set at a constant rate.
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The free for all of love – these tiny acts within our capability. In turn, reciprocation is of no concern. We just want people to listen and learn that love is granted to all.
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There is a warmth that fills the soul when the sun’s rays tend to your skin from up above.
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When you write me into your story, don’t set my end in stone. Feel free to let me go. I’d like to join your story, but remember I have my own.
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I carry on knowing that when I deteriorate, my body will be a museum of all I can do and all that hindered me.
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My body is a field site of muscle memory and weathered bones.
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To be understood and accepted could change so many lives.
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Why is it that you have more practice describing weaknesses than strengths? It’s not your fault they never went to the lengths to teach you how to value your strengths.
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They tell me summer is coming, and soon we’ll be dancing on the shore. Waiting for the moonlight to light me up amongst the starlight.
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I overwhelmingly write from sadness – in songs, in prose, in verse.
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