content warning: just an introspective monologue to my past self, should be good<\/p>\n
I Talk A Lot To My Past Self<\/p>\n
I see so much of you in me.
\nThe way I smile. The giddiness
\nof learning something new.
\nI see it in the way I grasp my body,
\ntouch my face, all those little insecurities.
\nI see it in the quiet moments,
\nwhen I do something outrageous,
\nmake a nonsensical joke.<\/p>\n
It’s hard to believe I was ever you.
\nI’m so different now, even though
\nyou left your mark on me.
\nYou filled your head with what you knew,
\nlittle judgments created by ignorance
\nand the fact you didn’t know
\nhow to express the way you felt.<\/p>\n
But you were also kind.
\nI know your hands; they’re my hands,
\neven though my hands are bigger now.
\nThey touched gently. They gave
\nthe best hugs. They still give pretty good ones.
\nI’m not sure what you’d think about me,
\nand that’s the strangest bit of all.
\nWe’re one in the same.
\nWould you hate me? (No, that’s not like you)<\/p>\n
Tonight, I will tuck you in and sing you a song,
\nand tell you that it’s okay that you’re different.
\nI’ll let you know all the words you need to know
\nto describe yourself.
\nYou’ll be okay, kid; you’ll make it out.
\nAfter all, I’m still around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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