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[autumnsunshine10]

We all wear masks Of varying designs Much of the time, It’s human nature. But eventually we meet Those we trust enough To remove it around; We sigh in relief to find It isn’t fused to our skin. When they tell us they like What’s underneath better, We don’t know whether to laugh Or cry from the sweet surprise, Especially when in the past The face behind the mask Was deemed unlovable.

There’s risk in unmasking, but if we’re only accepted while wearing one, are we truly accepted?

[mamatschi]

by throwing me to the wolves

you're helping me to be one of them

(darling, I'm stronger than ever)

..and by throwing me

from the top of the mountain

you're helping me to be a strong climber

(darling, I'll be back

and stronger than ever!)

- mamatschi; 23:51/nov

[sillylittleminds]

Apart

All I’ve wanted was your love For you to drown me in your arms And whisper sweet words in my ears About how happy you are to have me Here finally intertwined with you I’m just afraid I’ve travelled all this way Just to fall apart in your arms

- 2:07 am, 11.28.17

[dg-fragments]

Looking for signs

Been lost, been searching, For something, some meaning. Went away, came back, To square one. World kept spinning, My mind was buzzing, Heart unnerving. Sun sneaking, From behind the clouds, Sunshine embracing us, Warmth spreading. Moonlight glowing, Guiding those beguiled, Peace, you could fall in love. Mountains, in the distance, So gigantic, so marvellous, Rocky terrain, Such beauty, no disdain. Rivers flowing underneath, Pristine cold water. Trees standing tall, Been here through fall, For years and years, Symbol of perseverance. Smiles on your way, Strangers even so beaming, Radiant, spreading the light, Accepting, welcoming, Feel at home, love is not yet lost. Street children playing, Laughter, calmness spreading, No care, just play, much love. Birds chirping, animals grazing, Feeding their little ones, Sounds melodious, But are you listening? Wherever you go, These signs, these indications, Everywhere, for you to take heed, If only, if only you can see, Are you really looking? - AA

[paratmin]

I stand Facing the storms They wither me And leave me scarred For they erode me Of my weaknesses Of my helplessness Of my selfishness Of my sadness Of my arrogance And I am there laughing in all the pain For they leave me with scars worth having And turning points which are life changing.

Eroding my negatives away.

[theolivebird]

Goodbye

I fold you into an origami boat, for my love you are to journey away from me; for months I have cradled you in my swollen chest and tears now line your way; with a gentle nudge you shall be away, not because I love you no more but that it is not meant to be; you are to have your life in just another space.

[thewanderingsaylor]

Affirmations.

“I am enough,” She said As tears ran In rivers down her hollowed cheeks Over bones that could cut glass.

“I am worth it,” He told himself After the third beating Left him broken And bloody on the floor.

“You are invincible,” They told the survivors With weary eyes And defeated smiles Wishing they believed their own words.

“I love myself,” She repeated Daily in the mirror As she traced her scars And prayed it was true.

“You are all beautiful,” I wrote that one day On a post-it taped to my door; Extending a silent hand To every soul Needing to hear something, Anything, To feel a little less

Alone.

s. k. g.

[aikaleegrave]

(art history series // 10)