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Overlap

The overlapping of me and us three
Of who I was and who I turned out to be
I never ever felt I was good enough 
Or tuff enough to deal with that stuff

Gentleness inside grew like a flower
by day by night hour by hour
Yet I’m not some shrinking violet 
I did not could not would not cower
I allowed soft to become my superpower 

No bitter bone or heart like stone
A soft voice without the sappy happy tone
Those who need me won’t be left all alone
My minds not made to be judgmental 
even when others might feel anger prone

So I’m okay with me 
and who you two became too
We each have our ways to be true
I’m thankful we escaped our blue
Finding our best way through 
We are more than what we were
or even all the things we’ve done or do
Nothing is everything 
Thankfully overlapping old ways 
make way for the new.

Myself an my siblings each dealt with the trauma of our childhood in our own ways. When I was younger I had trouble accepting their different ways. Time is  a lense that helps us view the past with more clarity.

Copyright © Richard Lamoureux




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