I haven\u2019t changed much in all this life<\/p>\n
holding firm to who I knew I could be within the confines of disparate contrast<\/p>\n
no \u00a0I didn\u2019t care then and I don\u2019t care now<\/p>\n
what they want me to be not what they think I am<\/p>\n
yet somewhere in the mix it feels good to be seen<\/p>\n
felt<\/p>\n
and cherished<\/p>\n
worship is a slippery slope and I have watched too many kneel adult the feet of false idols to be wowed by the glitter<\/p>\n
consider me<\/p>\n
consider how it feels to be so completely you that the fucks you give left before I got here<\/p>\n
what does my opinion matter anyway?
\nI\u2019ll keep holding this line and walking nimbly as I can<\/p>\n
although I\u2019ve been stumbling along the brambles never knowing the scorched pathways<\/p>\n
How did I get here?<\/p>\n
When they bowed their heads in fear of being found out…<\/p>\n
i kept talking<\/p>\n
when they closed their eyes to ignore what I showed them…<\/p>\n
I held it closer<\/p>\n
when my tears were too salty…<\/p>\n
I let them flow faster<\/p>\n
it feels good to quench stale old fears and cleanse long tender wounds with more than a few tears\u2014let them drop \u00a0when they well up,<\/b><\/i> she said<\/p>\n
let<\/p>\n
them<\/p>\n
fall…<\/p>\n
and I\u2019ll keep saying it<\/p>\n
There\u2019s laughter on the other side<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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