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Poem: Walking in another's shoes
I can’t feel a glimmer of sunshine
Lost in the parts stored inside of my mind
They all have stories about what they’ve found throughout my life
I try, instead, to look through your eyes
And then look through mine
And hope this will shine a light on what is true
The me that exists within yo (me) u
Maybe, I just always knew?
Where I was going
Where my waters were flowing
A light in my heart
That brought me right back to the start
With a depth of wisdom
That I could not hold
If I did not take a detour
If I did not take the path that journeyed away from you
Away from us as two
Maybe, I always knew exactly what to do
Maybe separation is what we create
To know what it feels like to hate
Until our souls refuse to believe that this is our only fate
Until we remember
Surrender
Find our way back to us as One
Maybe life is about holding space for it all
Because maybe without the fall
We would not rise
Yes, maybe this is about holding space for all of life
Maybe, this is what makes us wise
So that we can then choose
And at the same time, still walk in another’s shoes.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uncomfortablybeautifullyhuman.substack.com
If you’d like to connect more intimately with this poetry, you can read my book, 44, here.
If something sparked in you as you read, share it with me [email protected] or in the comments below.
post contributors:
Thank you for these photos by Ion Fet (blue eyes) and Joel Staveley (hazel eyes) which you can find on Unsplash
Uncomfortably, Beautifully Human is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uncomfortablybeautifullyhuman.substack.com
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I can’t feel a glimmer of sunshine
Lost in the parts stored inside of my mind
They all have stories about what they’ve found throughout my life
I try, instead, to look through your eyes
And then look through mine
And hope this will shine a light on what is true
The me that exists within yo (me) u
Maybe, I just always knew?
Where I was going
Where my waters were flowing
A light in my heart
That brought me right back to the start
With a depth of wisdom
That I could not hold
If I did not take a detour
If I did not take the path that journeyed away from you
Away from us as two
Maybe, I always knew exactly what to do
Maybe separation is what we create
To know what it feels like to hate
Until our souls refuse to believe that this is our only fate
Until we remember
Surrender
Find our way back to us as One
Maybe life is about holding space for it all
Because maybe without the fall
We would not rise
Yes, maybe this is about holding space for all of life
Maybe, this is what makes us wise
So that we can then choose
And at the same time, still walk in another’s shoes.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uncomfortablybeautifullyhuman.substack.com
If you’d like to connect more intimately with this poetry, you can read my book, 44, here.
If something sparked in you as you read, share it with me [email protected] or in the comments below.
post contributors:
Thank you for these photos by Ion Fet (blue eyes) and Joel Staveley (hazel eyes) which you can find on Unsplash
Uncomfortably, Beautifully Human is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uncomfortablybeautifullyhuman.substack.com