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You do not need to hide
Your pain
Your worry.
You do not need to stash away
The dreams
The stories.
You do not need to hold your tongue
Pretend away your feelings
Ignore what you already know,
Just to be
Someone you are not
For me
For show
For others.
You do not need to wrap parts of yourself
In secrecy
Or silence.
It is okay.
Un-hide.
I understand.
Even if some do not know, and
May need more time,
To see
How you’re the light
Within the deepest darkness.
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Nice cadence and message.
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Thank you Bodynsoil.
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Beautiful. So welcoming and warm and comforting to those who have hidden themselves.
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Thank you, sonnische, there are different types of hiding, and they can all of them be painful and can use compassion and acceptance.
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