you were so strong to survive this
you could not cry
you just had to fight so very hard
to stay alive
deep down in your soul
you felt the ancestral scream
you longed to come clean
about all those things
that seemed to you
too shameful to talk of
and so you never got to be
weak
or surrender
dropping your bundle
or falling at another’s feet
and then you could only mock
those who could not
be strong too
but you are learning
that there is something more to
recovering
this vulnerability is not a curse
nor a sign of being less
than
at times it is the best thing to do
to let go of the illusion of control
let the mask drop
and not just keep
on barreling through
fighting so hard against
both the love and the pain
that is there for you
or is calling from inside
with lessons for you.
”The thing that is really hard, and really amazing,
is giving up on being perfect
and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”
Brene Brown
Emerging From The Dark Night 
Owning back, all the parts of selves we had lost in our earliest years, it’s, nothing easy that’s, for sure..
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Its bloody hard work but so necessary if we really want to be whole again…. ❤
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“No matter you have persevere through never left unscathed ” E.O.S
Brilliant Mate love your Conviction
Slainte
Alex
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Thanks so much for your support, Alex.
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My pleasure anytime
Slainte
Alex
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Such a strong poem. I felt these words. So beautifully woven with emotions and turmoil. It’s through struggle we find ourselves.
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So so true.. amen to that…
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