pause
you might want to notice how far you've come
stop
step back
then turn around
to once again face
that which you
already defeated
the mountains climbed
raging rivers crossed
deserts survived
see your own success
each match met by you
the clear winner
over every foe
allow the awe
to fill you until
your shoulders drop
all muscles release
and just inhale
the wonder one feels
absorbing the magnitude
of a war-torn life in reverse
wonder may well
soften the ache
bruises from battle fade
smoke thins
flags lower
surrender hits
quiet enters the stillness
only whispers of old echoes
sometimes a sigh
heals broken bones
and sometimes it heals souls
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Lolly Vieira
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Getting Serious About Comedy (Part I)
If I were asked to remark on my life and the childhood that paved some road leading me to this point, I would have to say something about all the funny people who surrounded me for the last 26,872 days (and counting). Somewhere along that road, I became a big fan of laughter and the comedy that spawns it โ and, I mean not only my own laughter, but the laughter of others, some of which I have actually been responsible for inducing.
By John Oliver Smith5 days ago in Humor
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Love thisโshort, sweet, and quietly powerful! Pause. Breathe. Smile at yourselfโyouโve already climbed every mountain you thought impossible. ๐
Those last three lines were my favourite! Loved your beautiful poem!
Turn around. You already won. Breathe.