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“The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Every day it’s a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human. Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections.”

— Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me

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I found this little poem written in my notebook in the midst of a bunch of scribbles and I really liked it, which is rare!

I think that maybe I liked it because I don't really remember writing it and now that I'm looking more into the poem, I'm starting to second-guess it. Is this what being a writer really is?

Anyway, time to let it go. Here's the poem of today. I hope you enjoy it!

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Okay, today’s poem is not inspiring or uplifting but this was on my mind lately.

I think we can learn a little from children and how they can be crying at one moment and then be laughing just a few minutes later, with tears still in their eyes.

As we grow older, we get used to hiding our emotions, even from ourselves. And it’s so easy to think that numbness is the same as strength when they’re actually pretty different. And maybe sometimes the greatest act of courage one can make is just accepting a moment of sadness and actually feeling it?

I don’t know… Maybe I’ll write another poem about this later.

That’s all for today. Thank you for reading.

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“There is a terrible emptiness in me, an indifference that hurts.”

— Albert Camus, The First Man

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“There are epic love stories that end in tragedy and then there are people who just float at baseline of emotion. No love, no loss . I think it’s better to experience it all . Everything good, bad and terrifyingly ugly in this world otherwise, we’ll just walk around numb , and what kind of life is that ?”

— sporadicwinnerbakeryjudge

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“I don’t feel particularly proud of myself. But when I walk alone in the woods or lie in the meadows, all is well.”

— Franz Kafka, Letters to Friends, Family, and Editors

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“And then I felt sad because I realized that once people are broken in certain ways, they can’t ever be fixed, and this is something nobody ever tells you when you are young and it never fails to surprise you as you grow older as you see the people in your life break one by one. You wonder when your turn is going to be, or if it’s already happened.”

— Douglas Coupland, Life After God

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“There are some things about myself I can’t explain to anyone. There are some things I don’t understand at all. I can’t tell what I think about things or what I’m after. I don’t know what my strengths are or what I’m supposed to do about them. But if I start thinking about these things in too much detail the whole thing gets scary. And if I get scared I can only think about myself. I become really self- centered, and without meaning to, I hurt people. So I’m not such a wonderful human being.”

— Haruki Murakami, The Elephant Vanishes

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“Let’s stop playing games with people feelings, and also stop thinking that you are fooling him or her. They do know what you are doing. They just choose not to say anything, because they know they would deny and put there guard up. Then say how could you ask something like that. Don’t lead people on or play games with people’s heart. If you don’t want them, let them go. Keep it real at all times.”

— Jazz Zo Marcellus