Thursday, March 24, 2016

always remain soft

it's true 
i've been hurt plenty of times
for being my true, 
transparent,
honest
self.
there are people who
lie just behind 
the 
light
waiting
for the 
tender 
and vulnerable
and attack 
as a way 
to feel 
powerful.
Lord, forgive them.
I think it is
worth 
the occasional jabs,
the  punch in the gut
to find the gentle 
among us.
as long as we can be resilient
to the mean ones,
transparency 
has given me the gift 
of many 
keepforever
friends.


inspiration drawn from D. Miller's, scary close

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