Colossal Thought

Tag: acceptance

  • The Gift of You

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    what a gift you are!
the world couldn’t wait 
to unwrap you

because
it has never
had anyone
exactly like you

  • Awakening

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    in the womb 
of religion
i'm weightless
awash in the fluid
of another’s imagination

i’m birthed 
warm and comfortable
tightly swaddled 
in a cozy blanket of tales
voices echo around me
soothing my infant soul 
into quiet dependency

rock-a-bye, don’t think
rock-a-bye, it’s real
you’re a broken human
only we can heal

in the arms 
of religion 
deeply i sleep
my eyes heavy
my childlike soul
trusting, believing, vulnerable
i tell myself
i want to be  
in this embrace
forever

rock-a-bye, don’t stir
rock-a-bye, don’t see
we will decide
what you should be 

i hear another voice
not without, but within
there is no echo
it’s quiet
and clear
foreign
yet familiar

i sink 
within myself 
to listen

wake up, you must think
let go of the zeal
it isn’t true
what they’ve told you is real

i’m afraid
i feel myself waking
i grasp for the comfort
the warmth
the familiar . . .
gone 

my eyes blink open
it’s bright
i stand alone
and wonder
as if for the first time
who am i?
where am i?
what am i?

i hear the voice again,
my voice

now that you’ve stirred
now that you see
you must decide
what you will be

  • Generational Forgiveness

    Photo by Liz Brenden on Unsplash
    i never knew you 
as i might have
if you’d been there

but i don’t blame you
for not knowing
how your choices
would ripple down 
and affect my life

because nobody tells you that

so, i forgive you
and i hope
that my children
and my children’s children
will forgive me too

  • Sensitive

    Photo by Eduardo Goody on Unsplash
    they were born 
with hearts 
beating on the outside,
vulnerable and unprotected
but if you pause 
to observe 
the beating
and are careful 
not to wound them 
they’ll show you 
all the things
you couldn’t see
and never knew
about your own heart

  • Over There

    Photo by Harli Marten on Unsplash
    hey,
do you see that person over there?
the one you think is 
quiet and weird
they have a story
that you don’t know

oh, and that person, over there
the one you think is 
obnoxious and wrong
they have something to offer
that you can’t see 
 
maybe you should walk over there,
start a respectful conversation
and then listen
because 
you will always 
learn the most
from the people
over there

  • Social Serenity

    Photo by Ian Stauffer on Unsplash
    god,

grant me the serenity 
to accept the people
i cannot change
(everyone else)

the courage
to change 
the person 
i can
(myself)

and the wisdom
to remember
this truth

amen

  • Who Says

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    Who says you can't be wise and respected when you're young.
Who says you have to get your education within four walls at a desk.
Who says you need a college degree to be successful in life.
Who says you need to earn more than six figures to live your best life.
Who says you have to get a job, get married, and have children.
Who says you can't be healthy and strong when you're old.
Who says you have to live a gender role.
Who says a lot of things,
but never mind Who
what does You say?

  • Validation

    Photo by Braden Barwich on Unsplash
    excuse me,

will you look deep in my eyes
put your hand on my cheek
and whisper reassurance
that i'm seen
that i have value
that i'm special?

sincerely,

every human