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{Post: 344/365]

I don't think

you know

how much 

I hold back

of my intensity

of my intentions

of my emotion

of my love

even within moments

of meeting

for the first time

I don't think

you know

how much

I have to

bite my own tongue

tame the wild beast

that is my heart

hold back my soul

in reserve

even within months

of meeting

and becoming friends

I don't think

you know

how much

MORE

of that intensity

of that depth

of that fire in my heart 

that frightens you

even after 

you DO 

get to know me

there is.

so much MORE.

SOUL

{Post: 263/365}

sometimes

it speaks to me

in a soft

whisper

barely

discernible

barely 

audible

underneath

the beating

of my heart

it takes practice

to hear

and understand

your own soul

it takes strength

and courage

not only to hear

but to follow

the soft

whisper

of inner

knowing

in the end

it is everything

you need to know

about who you are

listen

and

believe

I AM Something

{Post: 157/365}

once

a boy who didn't get

what  he wanted

told me 

"You think you're something?

YOU are nothing!"

because

I didn't bow down to him

or kneel at his feet

in supplication

or defeat

instead

I stood

for myself

and I am HAPPY

that I did

because the TRUTH

of the matter is this:

I AM SOMETHING

and 

I AM SOMEONE

worthy of being treated with

decency

and respect

worthy of being

honoured

and cherished

WORTHY

of whomever and whatever I want

if THEY don't see it

or understand it

is NOT my problem

I AM

SOMETHING

and I will NOT forget

Knowing

{Post: 34/365}

Do you know

how many times

you have known something

and forgotten it

until you relearn it

know it

and somehow forget it yet again

only to relearn it again

and repeat the process

over and over again?

Am I the only one this happens to?

I think many times

that I know what I need to know

when I need to know it

but somehow

I also know 

that it must have been something I knew before

or have always known and just forgotten

again

I think this process happens

so often

that what we know becomes

such a deep part of us

as intrinsic as breathing

that we are't aware how much we DO know

until we need to remember it

and then we are able to dredge up memories

and knowledge from our deep places

don't you find this remarkable?