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NTS 3.6.20
And when you love me, I hope you love me for the chaos of my mind and not just the canvas of my face.
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Everything seems well and good. Until you remember, you have always held your body as a beacon heralding harm And darkness resides in corners you don’t know, waiting to creep up into your heart And your heart, it’s an iron walled cage with a gentle, sensitive soul. It hurts and it hurts so it twines […]
More#NTS 17.4.20
Context: My brain’s been doing some heavyweight thinking lately and this stream of thought entered my mind. I remember a particular session with my therapist – we had discussed how some of the beliefs I had about myself would take time to go because they had been sedimenting for years. I had spent the past […]
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People pass like time Like running water Like drafts of wind on a summer night Like a wisps of smoke trailing heavenward And all that’s left in their wake is the fragrance of their presence A distant memory of their touch On your life People pass like time Like running water Like drafts of wind […]
MoreMidnight Musings (13.3.20)
There is no easy fix for helping someone you love heal from their pain. That is a journey they have to take themselves. And the more they learn to walk on their path, the stronger they will be. If you want to help, talk to them. Ask them what helps them as they learn how […]
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