Category: poetry
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Childhood poetry
Perfectionism Writing as a way to remember, uncover and heal To feel all the pain The internalised suffering of perfectionism To understand where it comes from and what it means Hearing it to better let it go And stop it from defining who you can be Not to blame but to help heal those who Read more
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Joy
The skipping of a child The innocence of a smile The bouncing of colourful beads Flying yet tethered The delight of a warm breeze The scent of a salty ocean The sea air in one’s hair Brushing all clouds away The warmth of the sun The perfection of an instant The harmony of one’s mind Read more
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Rain
You get out of the metro station You did not expect it It rains! Or does it hail? Do you have an umbrella? No. You can run. You can wait. You can growl. You can also look inside You decide to smile You step up and out onto the path You start singing You feel Read more