do we let the stabbing words damage the healing
that you had been working so hard on?
or will you stand up tall and scream in the face of that danger?
losing this valuable growth is terrifying.
in the want to be free from fear, you replace it instead with
the freedom to adopt new fears.
I didn’t know that shaking away from one fear
could topple down a hundred old ones.
an avalanche of feelings.
will the canyon fill to the brim?
will my heart learn to heal again?
will I be brave? is bravery even a thing?
oh, to be free from this.
[poetry is a journey of emotions for me. i'm not drowning,
i'm peeling layers of pain away. these are the words that come from it.]
hello
i'm the barefoot blogger who likes to write poetry at midnight
I love how raw these words are! <3
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wow that really describes how I felt! <3
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OH DANG. That hit me in the heart. *snaps* *applauds* Seriously, that hit really close to home for me right now. Thank you for putting words to the way I've been feeling.
gosh, you have no idea the feeling that came over me when I read your comment. my heart hurt for you but am so so so proud of you for knowing your emotions. go you Erin <3
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