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Feeling free (feb. 2024)

Writer's picture: Nora HopkinsNora Hopkins

The first guy

I've felt free to be

Truly myself w/

In a long time


I used to picture myself

As a little girl running

Though the meadows

It stopped after a while


I think after the second

Break

Through

Of my anxiety


I thought

"This is too much"

I should just shut up


Felt like my feelings,

My emotions

Were too raw

Too overwhelming


Not perfect & neat

In a box

I'm not perfect


Everyone still expects me

To be


Bc i acted it so long


But now that that's gone

Let's start with this.


I'm working on being more

Raw

Being more wrong


Cracked, a grace for the Lord to work

In my own humility,

Surrender

& lack of control

It's really not that simple

Tryna "re-learn surrender"

And fall

Childlikenss In the eyes of the Lod


Writing things down,

Being honest,

Not tryna to present this

Missionary version of me

That has no feelings

Even with those men

In the seminary


Have to remind myself

I'm a woman

I'm going to feel

A bit more deeply

These things might hurt me

They might affect me

& that's ok,

That's real.

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