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My Mental Handstand

Maybe I just needed a hand 
A hand to show there is someone 
Someone who genuinely cares
Cares that I lack trust
Cares that I lack faith 
In me ... sometimes 
Maybe I just needed a patient hand 
A none judgemental hand 
An open hand 
That didn’t hold pent up tension
Cramping with every tentative grasp
Maybe in the face of uncertainty 
That was the only hand I needed 
A strong hand 
To lead me through a fragile state
To my old handstand 
That didn’t require any physicality 
- my own mental handstand-

Copyright © Elise Buddle | Year Posted 2018

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Date: 6/12/2025 9:11:00 PM

Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.

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