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I don\u2019t believe in
\n-forever-
\nnot the version I was sold
\nperfect and pretty and
\ntied with a bow
\nplaced (by request)
\non a pedestal
\nto keep itself
\nsafe<\/p>\n

My forever is fleeting and
\nflawed and humble in its
\ninherent lack of
\npromise
\nit\u2019s not easily subdued
\nnor naive enough
\nto imagine itself attached to a guarantee<\/p>\n

this forever is
\nraw and rough and vulnerable
\nas comfortable with endings
\nas beginnings
\nand it cries as often as it laughs
\nbecause it knows that wisdom is found in
\ndepths as well as heights
\nand that being utterly broken is necessary
\nto if one wishes to be built
\nanew<\/p>\n

it claims no rings, or vows or flowery promises
\nno ties that bind it to
\nsome external validation
\nit sings it\u2019s own song
\nand dances when it wants to
\nbecause it grew tired of seeking approval
\nor grasping at eternity<\/p>\n

and so my forever let go
\nof itself
\nof everything
\nit was taught
\nbecause those truths no longer served
\nand it opened itself to interpretation
\nand it got comfortable with uncertainty
\nand it decided to just chill<\/p>\n

so my forever is right now
\nas long (and as short) as
\nthis moment
\nand this one
\nperfectly sweet
\npainfully broken
\nstretching out endlessly
\nyet ending with each exhale<\/p>\n

it has no
\ndictionary definition
\nno civil responsibility
\nno nod of approval
\nand it revels in contradiction
\nand wants nothing to do with
\nblind faith
\nbut you\u2019d better believe
\nthat acceptance (while not mandatory)
\nmakes it all flow
\nso much easier<\/p>\n

it just is
\nwhat it is
\nand damn if there\u2019s not
\na whole lot of power
\nin that.<\/p>\n

\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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