Tag: struggle
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Climbing
When you look upon someone,whoever they are, show themhonor, kindness, and compassionfor you never know the strugglethey’re going throughas they climb onlife’s mountain. Honor, kindness, and compassion—these are the Ways of Love,elevating and shining brightly,into the clefts and valleys. These Ways of Lovelighten everyone’s load;for him who receives, andfor him who gives. -akw- ___©2024 Angel…
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The Book
Wandering.Aimless.I enter. Smelling the must of vintage bookshorizontally lined across the shelveswith some stacked against the walls. Broken.Searching.Trying to find my way. Filling the voidwith all the thingsother people say. An emptiness aches within.I struggle to find any satisfaction. Then I pick up one of the books,used and faded like me,pages crumpled and torn.The underlineddrawing…
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Message from your bottle
vodka, i’m that mistresswho stole your nights and days. one big bluras benders consumed days then weeks. living sloshedunaware of the wake of pain, unaware of the verbal abuse,unaware she was carrying your burdensas she struggled herself to breathe. she trudged along with hopebelieving for a better tomorrow,but with coursing, unresolved feelingspulsing through her veins.…
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Cats and their toys
You play with my heart like a cat swats at a ball of yarn. Getting real close as if it’ll cuddle. Then, with a tail high in the air, you— the arrogant feline—strides away, sharing a Cheshire grin. And I take it. When will I learn? I hold the power. For without me, you would…
Angel K Will 