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Me

(A story in moments)


Different
Never felt I had a space in many places . . .

Ouch
and when I went to school, that was confirmed.

Safety
The only place to hide was within reason.

Lessons
But what is really reason must be learned.



Change
Soon my life became completely different.

Naïveté
It spat me out into the world (or was it spewed?)

Calling
and finding what I wanted was of essence.

Growth
Emerging like Athena in the nude.



Poetry
Now I see what in me is worth the viewing.

Masks
I hide in me that which can be consumed.

Work
The building called myself is work in progress . . .

Uncertainty
whether commissioned as a shrine or as a tomb. 


Faith
I believe I'll find the things that make me happy . . .

Hope
yet feeling they've eluded me thus far.

Knowledge
But with age I'm learning more about the lesson

Truth
that everywhere you go is where you are.

Copyright © Mari Banks | Year Posted 2020

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Date: 7/8/2026 8:31:00 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.
Date: 10/13/2020 6:40:00 AM

Much to ponder. ;0)
Date: 9/20/2020 10:55:00 PM

Superb contemplation ~ we may, if it resonates, add prayerful meditation ~ aligning lower mind to the higher by resonation ~ with Gods love vibration :)

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