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Category: Voice

Being in the Know

The truth will find its way to the people who want the truth, who seek it. Those who do not want the truth, will not hear it anyway. And the people that care about you, the genuine ones, they will know the truth, they will embrace you, warts and all. And they will be in the know.

And for those who aren’t in the know, let their opinions fall away. They don’t know, and therefore, they cannot judge.

We have to create no-judgment zones for those around us. You do not know what demons and pains others have had, you don’t know what happened behind closed doors, and you do not know all of the decisions and juggling that others have done. This is true in relationship crap, job situations, parenting challenges, and all aspects of life.

This is a no-judgment zone.

 

Know

Those in the know
Know it wasn’t a moment
It wasn’t one thing
It wasn’t the scales being tipped

Those in the know
Know it was a lifetime in coming
It was the drain
It was the beating down of a soul

Those in the know
Know that there was daily pain
It was a struggle
It was an awkward dance without lessons

Those in the know
Know how hard it was to leave
It required untold strength
It required real self-advocacy

Those in the know
Know everything was done to save it
It wasn’t for lack of trying
It wasn’t for not enough effort

Those in the know
Know that the peace is coming
It is time for change
It is time for a rewrite

Those who don’t know
Judge, assume, and fill in the blanks
Those who don’t know, don’t need to
Those who know, know

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Faking It Until I Make It

The internet is full of imposters, in fact, at this point, it may have more fraudulent than authentic voices.  Artificial Intelligence is now in the mix, writing poetry, taking up words, devoid of context, but stringing together syntaxes that sound real.  As I once again picked up my writing mantle after having let the depression and situational drama steal my voice, I found that I was less confident in my ability to cohesively share my thoughts.

So I’m stumbling along a bit, but I’m here. Ready to bring you all along in a way that can provide healing for those who need it.

Faking

The Internet is full of how long I should write
How I should write
The right ways to write my words
There are names for it
It isn’t poetry, it isn’t prose, it is in-between

I like being undefined
I like being the unusual
I like being the different
I like being the weird

Except when that means I’m alone
Because no one understands me
I don’t follow the rules in my heart
No one knows how I break them
I’m good at faking it

I’d like to be brilliant
I’d like to be heard
I’d like to be seen
I’d like to be known

Except when I just want to crawl in a hole
Because the world is too much
I don’t follow the rules in my heart
No one knows how I break them
I’m good at faking it