Tag: wisdom
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Reign Supreme
When sitting at Queen Granny’s feet(perhaps enthroned informally,but a matriarch most definitely),She would look at me appraisingly,And I remember feeling incomplete,Felt the weight of her expectations neatand potent bearing down on me,But the thing I always failed to seewas all that she bore instead of me,Her toils; a shield protecting me,Her journey; long, to spare…
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My Mother’s Pearls
What goes up must come down, If I am lost I can be found, I must learn to swim or I will drown, Success proceeds a sweaty brow, No difference trumps a common ground, There’s no place like my own home town, My family are forever proud, There’s silver lining every cloud, Tomorrow’s hurt will be…
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Kiss Me
Kiss me like we’re eighteen years old, Standing in Paris waiting for our lives to unfold. Hold my hand with the innocence of that boy who once handed me a rose and fixed my heartache with the joy. Look at me just like you did at first; Like if you ever looked away your very…
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Geek to Geek
Don’t let anyone tread on your dreams; They’re each graciously worthy of light, Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t; Because you can, just as long as you fight. Stop doubting what lives in your heart; It knows so much more than your mind, Stop thinking that emotion is weakness; There’s great strength in…