Tag: survive
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“I’m pretty smart, eh?”
On my previous shift, I spent most of my time with a client who is blind. The person is infamous for their pride in keeping their belongings and their apartment well-organized. The first time I met them, they showed me their hat collection, which were neatly hung on the wall. No doubt, I was impressed.…
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SNAKES
She was taking care of what she thought were nilly-willy worms They’ve been feeding on her blood and sweat and always asked for more They started growing a foot long each every single year Blinded by her love for them she let them squeeze her tight One day when she realised she’s been pulled and…
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AN ODE TO LIFE
Dear life,I wish I could figure you outknow what you’re thinking know what you’re up to. Are you side-eyeing me with a mocking smilemeasuring my each steponly to knock me down laterand watch me fall? Or are you secretly laying down stonesfor me to step on toto not let me drown? I have heard you…
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SURVIVE.ADAPT.REPEAT.
I wish I could say that I rise back up every time I fall. The reality is, every time I fall, I break like ceramic and I lose a part of myself with it. Over time, I have lost my hopeful and optimistic part, my kind and innocent, loving and trusting parts, and many more.…
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OCTOBER MUSE
At those moments when I feel like giving up on life, I close my eyesI see a distant sun hanging up above a tranquil seaI see the sparkling waves reflected in my eyesI see sunlight passing through my fingersI see the warm sea breeze playing with my hair,The breeze that brings along with it the…
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THE ART OF HURTING OTHERS
I don’t know what’s more painful, getting hurt or hurting others. Every one of us, at least once in our lives, has experienced our soul getting torn apart beyond repair. When we get hurt by the people we love the most, the pain is unbelievable. The pain is the same when we hurt the ones…