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Weight Free

I Lost Weight - What is weight? Dictionary.com - The amount or quantity of heaviness or mass, amount a thing weighs Verb - To add weight to; load with additional weight, to burden with Yeah, I lost weight, a whole lot of weight The weight of uncertainty, fear, doubt, worry, the weight of rejection Hurt, disappointment, the weight of anger, bitterness, resentment... The weight of - lack of I lost the weight that was holding me down, bloating me Destroying me, grieving me, riding me, hiding in me, in my skin In my hair, inside my shoe, walking with me everyday Every step of the way, slowing my arrival How did I get rid of it, lose all the weight? I Believed Then I walked, I ran, I exercised, I jumped, I cried, I prayed I flushed it, I brushed it, I washed it, I tossed it, I flossed it I burned it, I threw it up, I threw it out I pooed it out, I blew it out, I cut it, I shut it, I destroyed it... And now, I am strong, I am whole, I am free, cleansed, healed, renewed Refreshed, alert, vibrant, energetic, happy, healthy, wealthy Confident, wiser, focused, courageous, determined, blessed... Get that weight off yo mind, off yo shoulder, off yo back Off yo marriage, off yo children, out yo future, out yo body Out yo purse, out yo closet, out yo home... I thank You God for all I can be - For I am proud to be Weight Free!

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