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My Victories, Reveries, & Memories (poem)


He who shall not be named may have won the presidency, but my victories, reveries, memories... I won't let them be overshadowed by his and his cult followings' bigotry.

a cup of jasmine tea next to a vase of jasmine flowers on a table in a sunroom
a cup of jasmine tea next to a vase of jasmine flowers on a table in a sunroom

 

My little victories of finally making myself that cup of jasmine tea, of sitting in my sunroom listening to wind chimes' symphony... He can't take those victories away from me. My iridescent reveries of running my own bird sanctuary, of traveling to heaven-like locales overseas... He can't take those reveries away from me. My moving memories of being enveloped in my love's arms amongst pine trees, of love born at first meeting...

He can't take those memories away from me.

He can't take away my will to live freely. He can't take away my poetry. He can't take away my hope... not entirely.

You may try, false god of hate and lies, but Athena's ability to endure is also mine.



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Gast
08. Nov.

Oh my god, this touched me so deeply. I so resonate. We all have a safe and sacred space within us that cannot be touched, not even by the most powerful and evil forces. Thank you for reminding me of this during a dark time ❤️ -Nina

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Rei
11. Nov.
Antwort an

Exactly! The sacred space within will remain unscathed. I'm glad this resonated as much as it did. Thanks for the kind words! 💖

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Gast
08. Nov.

Yes yes yes!! So grateful for this powerful reminder to enjoy and cherish the little victories. There are many of them, and we won't ever give up on them. Thanks for being such a cozy place to land <3

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Rei
11. Nov.
Antwort an

Aww, what a lovely thing to say 😊! Thank you, Jennifer (at least I'm pretty sure it's you; everything is showing up as "Guest" in the comments 😅) 💛💛💛

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Gast
08. Nov.

Beautifully written and very relatable. It's easy to lose sight of the small moments that make life wonderful, so I'm happy you still see them, even now.

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Rei
11. Nov.
Antwort an

Thank you so much, my love ☺️! Having you and Ellie in my life has given me the strength to appreciate the beautiful small moments in life, even in these unprecedented times 💞

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Gast
07. Nov.

Thank you for having the courage to write, keeping your light alive, even as darkness surrounds. Thank you for sharing these snippets of beautiful moments from your life. They are powerful memories which I hope will bring you strength. You are an incredible person. Nothing can change that. 💜

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Rei
Rei
08. Nov.
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Thank YOU for reading this raw outpouring and for the encouraging/kind words. 💛

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