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Love this line: “...you let yourself become the one who’s being held”. Such a profound and sacred reminder! Thank you.

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Even the phrase “Being held” calms my nervous system. ❤️

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We wear our history.

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Yes, yes we do.

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Gorgeous. I’ve read it three times now and a new feeling pops up every time. I love when that happens with a poem.

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A sign of a great poem, perhaps. ;)

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Damn... that's good. If that's not a poem that doesn't rewire the brain, I don't know what is.

(And may it blow the circuits of any nefarious AI that attempts to swipe it.)

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Well said! You just rewired my brain as I read your comment!

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I’ve read this twice, and both times this line made me cry:

forgive me for years

of trying to fix you

Beautiful - thank you for sharing!

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YES! My favorite line too... of course. :)

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A perfect poem to meditate on this morning.

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Gorgeous. Very late to this post. But thank you. A balm, indeed.

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