some say
Some say winter
Is another word for freedom
Because it means we get to start again
Some say recognizing the space
Between our toes
Or was it our lungs
is enough to realize we are here
On an amazing journey
If only we could all tune into our heart songs
What forests would grow
What wars would stop
What people would belong
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Some say a heaving breath
is another word for grief
Eyes that can barely stay open
Another word for grief
Puffy
Another word for grief
like you don’t belong
Another word for grief
Like your feelings are more than an ocean
You couldn’t expect anyone else to bear witness to
Bear the burden of
Afraid to even ask
Another word for grief
like you cannot move
Cannot be yourself
Cannot speak your peace
Another word for grief
Roped down
Silent
Stoic
Censored
Another word for grief
C O N N E C T I O N . . .
And the weight of the ocean
Falls
Like raindrops around you
Sunlight
Rainbow
Skittles
Another word
For grief
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