You already know how
shhhh. it’s there
just beyond the doubts
just behind the ideas
of what it should
or should not be about
just next to the fear of being seen
around the hope of being seen
adjacent to the misguided belief
that only perfection has meaning
you’ve already got it
the verse is already yours
forgive yourself first
then write the messy words
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