life
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Once you realise you can do hard things. Once you fought the fight to make love real. Once you had the courage to live and love your story. Once you took on the monsters, regardless of the outcome. When Everything you ever deserved and Everything you ever lived for Started to feel real. Once you…
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Love. Just. Is. Beyond thought Beyond words Beyond reason Beyond comprehension Love. Just. Is. Love. Just. Is Beyond condition Beyond role Beyond dreams Beyond feeling Love. Just. Is Love. Just. Is Beyond stillness Beyond noise Beyond senses Beyond time Love. Just. Is Beyond Power Beyond control Beyond pain Beyond shame Love. Just. Is
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Its hard to write a poem and make, you read it slowly. Because I want to. What would cause you to read this Slowly, quietly, intentionally? Than you are right now Rushing.. To what…To get to the punchline? Please don’t rush Please don’t read it with caffeine. Read this instead, With tenderness Please, take your…
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I know I’m alot. Im alot of hurt Im alot of feelings Im alot of depth Im alot of thoughts Im alot of conversation Im alot of heart Im alot of care Im alot of love Im alot of words Im alot of giving Im alot I know I am I feel I am I…
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Love. It was never you, When you stole from me, Beat me, Hurt me, Bewildered me, Neglected me. Because Love, you’re not tough. Not Stealing, destroying, abusive Tough. Not inhumane, poisonous Tough. No, Love, thats not you. Thats just what they said was you. But, The thing Ive realised is this. You are Tough. You…
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Something needed to happen for me to change. Something needed to happen for the dull aches inside to get dealt with. Something needed to happen for me to listen. Something needed to happen for me to start to live. Something needed to happen for me to realise my heart, and not just my head was…
James Ballantyne 