No Longer Can I Run~~Poetry


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I have been going through some stuff, and it has come to my attention that I have been dishonest with my feelings.
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Often, I repress my feelings to please others, and if it means comforting them, I am more likely to choose to comfort them than to whine about my situation. This can add up to a bunch of emotions sitting in the storage bin, waiting to be addressed.
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I do not recommend hiding your feelings. It leads to trouble on all sides.


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No Longer Can I Run~~Poetry


I know where
you go to hide
the secrets
of your soul
.
the dimensions
that you climb
and the tricks
you play with other
people’s minds–
even your own
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I know how
you keep your
mouth closed
at the wrong times
and the prickly
leaves you keep
right underneath
your tongue
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I’ve been burned
so many times
and I let you cover
up my eyes
as I  turned in
the other direction
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but what did it do for me? for you?
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it created
the monster
I now have
before me
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no, not you–
this mountain
in front of  me
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I should have
been honest
from the beginning,
but I didn’t want
to hurt your feelings
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I have to forgive
myself for hiding
behind my compassion
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I couldn’t address
the truth, yet
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no longer can I
run from any of it


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