the notion of falling
tumbling over and
giving myself up
entirely to this
newness and letting go
of the fear that nips
at the back of my heels
finally settling into
allowing myself the
luxury of risk by
opening up like
a budding leaf
to the possibility
of you
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Exactly what Erin said. Your
Exactly what Erin said. Your poems are so beautiful, and have such an effective honesty about them. This is no exception.
and letting go
of the fear that nips
at the back of my heels
I love that. It's so visual.
Wonderful piece, and thank you for sharing!
Ditto to both Erin and Homey!
Ditto to both Erin and Homey! This is so fabulously beautiful! I could read it a thousand times and still go "mmm" each time!!! Masterful Raine! Loved this.
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This is so vivid, and like
This is so vivid, and like Homey I love how honest they are. And so simple yet really lovely.
Goodbye? Oh no, please. Can’t we just go back to page one and start all over again?” – Winnie The Pooh
This is breathtaking. "The
This is breathtaking. "The luxury of risk by/opening up like/a budding leaf/to the possibility/of you"
"You were not meant to fit into a shallow box built by someone else." -J. Raymond