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When your sense of wonder slips away, where do you search?
Do you head outside? Breathe new air?
Do you go to the river and let its rot and decay
speak to you of letting go?
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Do you clutch the shards of pain that confirm you’re alive, you did not die?
Or try to efficiently sweep them away before they’re seen?
Have you learned to let go of what breaks you
and embrace what will heal you?
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Do you walk in the rain, letting it slide down your face and mix with your tears?
Do you hang out in spots where people talk, over coffee, but not to you?
Do you hope strangers miss your anguish
while those who love you feel it in their bones?
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Where do you go, what do you do?
Have you lived yourself into honest answers yet?
Have you loved yourself into truth
or are you okay with whatever’s in second place?
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JLSmith 02/09/2023
Playing for Time 
Feb 11, 2023 @ 14:03:48
Love this, definitely hits home. Yes, sometimes, no, yes. ☮️
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