I wrote this after reading about 30 women brave enough to testify against a man. I wrote this with all the people I know sexually assaulted in mind, and it’s a lot. But this is for more than just them. It’s for every time a lie is more valued by society over a truth because we are scared of admitting a flaw. Every person has a truth society as a whole refuses to acknowledge or accept and that’s because individual truths can contradict so harshly and it’s so innate to seek survival of self over being open to a new idea or view of something. I struggle with this. I’ve seen others struggle with this. Just because we are different, we all can listen, we all can see, and we all can love. That may look differently for everyone, but we all have those innate drives within us. My word of the year is open. I am going to try to be open to new adventures, open to new opinions, and open to new possibilities of self. I hope I continue to break the mold of who I was in order to show how change can have a positive influence on this world.
Life can be so unkind. Humans can be so unkind. But this is a new year, a new opportunity to be better. Let 2020 be a year to seek truth, to open hearts, to be discerning while yearning to still listen even if you disagree. No matter our differences, we are so connected in this world by more than could ever meet the eye. All you can do is try, or you already fail and spread hurt. Let’s not accept failure as status quo. Let’s not be okay letting things that matter go. Let’s be brave and open and true. I’m going to try, will you? ▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️
I wrote this after reading about 30 women brave enough to testify against a man. I wrote this with all the people I know sexually assaulted in mind, and it’s a lot. But this is for more than just them. It’s for every time a lie is more valued by society over a truth because we are scared of admitting a flaw. Every person has a truth society as a whole refuses to acknowledge or accept and that’s because individual truths can contradict so harshly and it’s so innate to seek survival of self over being open to a new idea or view of something. I struggle with this. I’ve seen others struggle with this. Just because we are different, we all can listen, we all can see, and we all can love. That may look differently for everyone, but we all have those innate drives within us. My word of the year is open. I am going to try to be open to new adventures, open to new opinions, and open to new possibilities of self. I hope I continue to break the mold of who I was in order to show how change can have a positive influence on this world.
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You are capable of more than you know
Don't be afraid to get up and go You are more loved than you'll ever see Don't ever let others tell you who to be Life comes in seasons, so don't fret Good is still coming, and bad is not set Day turns to night, light comes and goes Time and excitement can make friends of old foes Mother Earth is out dancing, you should do the same Let the world know your whole being—soul and name I chant to chance your ears with support I spent my words here and there, and sport, I want you to catch and save what you need Then pass on the cares, fight the world and its greed So whether you hear me or not A little beauty, sympathy, and encouragement is all I've got Words that are spoken, words that are penned For a stranger, for family, for friend Growing up, I was small, easy to put down, easy to feel down in the exhausting nature of it all. I let others know more than me, let others see what they wanted to see, let others make me their joke or misconstrued envy. But I've grown into my own body, my own thoughts, my own independence, and oh wow is it disheartening to realize all the things I once mistook for truth or heroism.
Growing isn't doing the same thing better. Growing isn't accepting status quo from some social hierarch others mark as valuable. It's accepting you were right before and you were wrong before. It's finding new heroes, new goals, new beliefs, new things to hold onto and desire. It's not letting yourself perspire working for past misconceptions. Let that shit go. Don't be afraid to say no. It's time to be fearless, that spirit others always sensed in you, but now when you hear it you won't count being fearless among other's misconceptions of whom you are. You are more than they think and less than they think, but outside opinions don't alter your worth. Every star shines. Space is aligned for them all to have presence. Why would humankind be any different? I've spent to much time letting others put me down, letting myself put me down, letting little things get me down. We are all only a breath of dust, and must I say it, every accomplishment, every moment of growth is a miracle. Wear that knowledge in your smile. Style bits of Earth with your memory. You are free to make life your own. Yes, you still have to strive, to reach, to learn, to teach, but accomplishment is what makes it yours. Own it. |
AuthorCorrie Thompson is a writer, blogger, avid reader, and photographer. Follow her poetry on instagram: @mis.underwood Archives
July 2023
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