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“Closets are a big deal inside a house, but also metaphorically. One can be in the closet, or come out of it, for example, But they are also places of safety and joy for small children, or where a monster is lurking, depending on the small child, and\/or time of day.”<\/em><\/p>\n The place where I am most truly myself- As a child I was scared of the dark. This is my haven after<\/p>\n the<\/p>\n other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Closets are a big deal inside a house, but also metaphorically. One can be in the closet, or come out of it, for example, But they are also places of safety and joy for small children, or where a monster is lurking, depending on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4575,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,7,441,5],"tags":[6425,179],"class_list":["post-141597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-half-marathon-poem","category-marathon-poem","category-poetry-prompt-responses","category-poetry-prompts","tag-half-marathon-finale-2023","tag-hour-12"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4575"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141597"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143434,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141597\/revisions\/143434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nwhere I sing loud, not caring if I miss the notes and tones
\nThe place no one hears me or looks upon me with ‘judgy’ eyes
\nThe place where I think I can win an Oscar for my notes,
\nThe place where I look in the mirror to practice my speeches
\nThe place where I applaud myself for my braveness.
\nThe place I reveal my initial fears and start to overcome them,
\nThe place where I start to nurture the thought of letting the world see my amazing colours
\nThe place I gain confidence before letting this inner child out to the cruel world.<\/p>\n
\nAs an adult, I found myself always seeking the quietness it came with.
\nAs a child I thought monsters were hidden in the corners waiting for me to step in at night
\nAs an adult, I see that the monsters live outside, waiting to shred every bit of me<\/p>\n
\nThis is the place I am most truly myself. I’d rather be here than anywhere
\nI’d rather glow in the darkness of its safety that reveal myself to the light in the world
\nI’d rather fill this place with my colours till I’m ready to show the world
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