Poetry

To not

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Be afraid to show all my cards

To move forward when all I want is to return to that person who didn’t have anything on her plate.

But now having this drive has only made me push forward in my life.

Being who I used to be and being who I am now feels so much better.

Even in the moments when fear and old triggers come up.

And all I want to do is paint away the truth, the ugly moments.

Hide behind the smiles and the jokes when the tears and pain threaten to come up.

But I refuse to be anything but me, and now the walls are fading away, and I’m here to stay.

Vulnerable and all.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2022 By Deirdre Stokes

Published by mywords2228

Love writing poetry and reading tons of books. I also write short fiction stories and hope to include them on my page soon; I hope you enjoy my work, and thanks for stopping by my page.