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When I was young,
I believed
That everything was right or wrong;
Good and bad; Yes or no;
Black or white.
It was easy to think that way.
How clever I thought I was
To be so enlightened and decisive,
To have an opinion on everything,
And to think that I was right.
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Patience, Care, Love, and Nurture
Sunshine, water, and rich soil
Each needed for deep strong roots
Many struggle to reach beyond
Moved from pot to pot, their roots grow inward and choke
Development and potential thwarted
Lucky few are root-trimmed and pruned
Survivors put into loose and fertile ground
Reaching, grasping, and groping - finding their home
Roots grow wide and strengthen
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I love peace
And peace is how I love
It's time to release
The grudge through which I drudge
It is not a singular affliction
Though donated and added to an addiction
We all must take steps into uncertainty
Though I desire pondering unknown
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At the pit of her core
despair and darkness.
Turned from the world
in loathing revulsion.
Black as coal.
The ugliness of truth,
a withered world of weight
stares back.
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I love peace
And peace is how I love
It's time to release
The grudge through which I drudge
It is not a singular affliction
Though donated and added to an addiction
We all must take steps into uncertainty
Though I desire pondering unknown
......
Patience, Care, Love, and Nurture
Sunshine, water, and rich soil
Each needed for deep strong roots
Many struggle to reach beyond
Moved from pot to pot, their roots grow inward and choke
Development and potential thwarted
Lucky few are root-trimmed and pruned
Survivors put into loose and fertile ground
Reaching, grasping, and groping - finding their home
Roots grow wide and strengthen
......