thesilentscribewords

original writing silent thoughts & inner worlds the silent scribe

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 This space holds poetry, fragments, inner worlds, unfinished feelings, and words that don’t rush to explain themselves.

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intimacy is not about

how closely you stand,

but how deeply

you are seen.

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We held each other carefully

by agreeing not to ask for more.

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nothing broke.

i just stopped

pretending it fit.

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some homes are just well-named cages.

familiarity teaches a cage how to sound like home.

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a life i no longer apologize for

not everything

deserves access to me.

choosing myself

was the only way

i learned how to my live.

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i used to explain myself until i realized

i was asking for permission to exist.

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sometimes I miss the world I believed in, and the person I was then

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i don’t miss the past.

i miss who i was

before i learned how much things can hurt.

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some days, healing doesn’t feel like relief. it feels like sitting still without reaching for what once hurt you.

that is also progress.

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forgiveness ends the war; distance prevents another.

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This year taught me the art of holding and the art of letting go.

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You won’t meet yourself on a path shaped by someone else’s footsteps.

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