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The Tarrowing

There is no shame in lingering where possibility lives.” I tarrow at the edge of becoming, half-ghost, half-girl, unsure which silence to trust. My fingers hover over doors I built, but never dared to open. Not fully. There’s a name I no longer say in the voice I used to have. There’s a love pressed between two lifetimes— not gone, just folded. I tarrow, not out of fear, but reverence. Not everything must be leapt into. Some things deserve a sacred pause. So I linger. So I ache. So I listen for what lingers back. — So I tarrow through my days, almost making a decision— but no. I tarrow like it’s a holy sacrament. Living on the margins makes everything possible. So I tarrow, not from fear, but reverence. For what might be lost in a single step forward. The in-between is my chapel. The maybe, my prayer. I am not indecisive— I am worshipping possibility.

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Date: 8/3/2025 7:05:00 AM
This gave me chills. Such a powerful and tender embrace of the in-between—a space so many of us live in but rarely name. 'I am not indecisive—I am worshipping possibility'… just wow. Absolutely stunning.
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Gabrielle Munslow
Date: 8/3/2025 1:00:00 PM
Thank you so much. That really touched me. I sit a lot in the in between, never really going anywhere. My emotions feel so big after being silenced for years. It’s good to take a breathe and just breathe and be. Thanks for your lovely comment. Gabby xx

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