A PLACE THAT FEELS LIKE HOME

POETRY BY LEAH

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A Conversation Demanding Introspection

I laughed, trying to hide my insecurities. I brushed my hair back from my face and asked rhetorically why I was so unemotional, why I felt this cold. I had always suspected you understood me, felt like we had a special bond. Despite this, reflecting on this conversation always surprises me – the point that revealed as much about you as it did about me.

Looking me straight in the eyes, unwavering, but quietly, you said, “No, you’re not. You’re a very emotional person, you just don’t let yourself show it sometimes.” The observation sidelined me from my own conversation. It forced me towards introspection, towards ensuring I could provide those points of candour to my own friends: to truly understand the people around me. Your honesty shocked me to action. I must strive to be better by granting those around me the insight into their own beings. I must hand them the mirror to see all the light they cast on those around them.

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In Love

I wonder what

It’s like to be in love,

And to be loved so deeply in return

That you know nothing else.

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And I remember the sun rising

On our entwined bodies,

Smiles spreading as

Softly as the light,

And I realise

Love is waking up

Like this thousands of times

And finding magic

In the fleeting moments

And still feeling that spark

Like it’s the first time,

From that kiss at dawn.

@leahlxd

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photo: David Castenson

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Remember the joy Of the beautiful sights in this world, Of hearing the voices of those you love, Of movement and spirit, There is so much to celebrate in this life.

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Remember

I want you to remember me as

The glow of the city lit up my face,

As a free spirit,

As a teller of wild tales,

As someone willing to find her courage

Outside her comfort zone.

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I want you to

Remember my husky whisper,

My curves in the moonlight,

Our discreet kisses across the city.

 *

I’ll remember you

As the sun sets fire to the evening,

With a cheeky grin,

And when stories get long and winding.

I’ll think of you fondly,

As if you were a cherished city I may

Never walk the streets of again.

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Opposite ways we Went that day, and often I Hope our paths meet again

haiku on a holiday romance (i) by @leahlxd

[cryptonature]

‪You won’t see most of this planet. Under each rock. Beneath the water. Secrets of air and soil. ‬

‪Can you feel the joy behind this limitation?‬

‪That there is always a new thing to discover, a new way to grow, is one of the sweetest parts of living, and it’s free and inexhaustible.‬

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A Suitcase Full of You

What love can you

Fit into a suitcase?

What relationships can you

Bring with you into this

New life you are

Carving out for yourself?

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What obligations,

What weight,

What guilt are you

Too afraid to shrug off?

Too polite to lay down,

To tell them you’re better without them?

*

You pick your clothes,

Dancing from rack to drawer,

But what attitudes can you

Pack up with you,

That you can wear to be

The best version of yourself?

How do you become

The most comfortable version of you

Living in a sunflower of growth,

Basking in the golden hues?

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Who is she,

That woman who burns fiercely,

Knowing what she wants,

And is brave enough to get it?

I’ve met her often on my travels,

And she introduces herself as me;

But how can that be so

When I want to be her?

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Where do you seek light?

What magic grabs your soul?

How many times over will you shatter your comfort zone?

What do you really need to do that?

             My dear, you’ve had it all along.

             It’s your mind, your spirit and your love.

             That’s all.

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“Don’t move mountains, climb them. Don’t cross oceans, sail them. Get to know as much as possible about the obstacles you have to overcome and you will know yourself.”

— Nils Brandstädter | (Journals - How it ripped out my heart)

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by Alexander Fankovin

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written and spoken by @leahlxd

And maybe when

The sky cracked open,

When you found blossoms in unlikely places,

When you traced constellations on your lover’s skin,

On the inky evening sky;

Maybe that was when you realised

We will never be as lucky

As we are in this very moment.

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Our fingers interlock under the table: Let it be the best-kept secret in This city that bursts with life.

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Scars

Those scars on your body,

Straight and shiny,

And those scars on your heart:

Twisted and purple,

I know you remember exactly why

They are there.

I know you remember the story

Of each and every one.

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But what I know you forget

Is how hard you fought

For that fresh wound

To become a faded scar.

What I know you forget is how

You persevered

To heal,

Persevered to

Chase the light;

Learnt to celebrate the small joys,

And let yourself

Feel through the pains of growing.

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Your scars are your breadcrumbs:

The trail you leave

To show where you have been,

What you have learnt,

The things you have picked up along the way.

Do not forget how hard you

Fought for that scar

To fade.

Do not forget your worth.

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by @leahlxd

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A Toast

Written and spoken by @leahlxd

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Here’s to blind courage

In the face of the unknown,

Here’s to loving fiercely

And showing it unreservedly.

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Here’s to allowing yourself

The freedom to dream,

And backing yourself to

Pursue them.

 *

Here’s to confidence:

The boldness to say what you think

The nerve to do what feels right,

And the grit to get up and do it again.

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Here’s to forgiveness,

To loving yourself

As much as you love those

You surround yourself with.

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And my darling,

Here’s to you.

May you be brave enough

To love and be loved,

To dream, and to remember

You are the captain of your ship.

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Sunrise at Lake Louise

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Not Yet Encountered

Doesn’t it make your

Heart soar

To think of all

The joy in the world

That you haven’t yet encountered?

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Doesn’t it make you

Want to dance and grin

When you realise

That you’ve only seen a fraction

-          A glorious snippet –

Of the beautiful sights

And amazingly complex

Human beings

Existing on this planet?

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by @leahlxd