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Come dance with me on the line

between humility and confidence.

A complementary pair, yet certain

to make skeptics of all the good-natured

friends and family. My rocks and my muse.

Constantly striving to make them all proud.

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"You already make us proud."

Reassuring like a Hollywood line.

It's so fitting since I love to amuse

through jest and wit, further boost confidence.

I do think joy must be in my nature—

such analogous traits shine for certain.

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A triadic, certainly

of brother, husband, and son—oh so proud

to be more than the sum of my nature.

Lexical repetition. Line by line.

One part nurture. A dash of confidence.

A recipe to become someone's muse.

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Why not become my own muse?

Wilder thoughts have crossed my mind for certain.

Permission to create confidently,

live with empathy, and always stand proud.

It's a path paved by Frost, sans box or lines;

outside tetradics, winding through nature.

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I can find peace in nature—

a piece of me one step removed, I mused.

Close, like a split-complementary line.

What lies between I've yet to ascertain,

but each day I walk the pursuit proudly.

A marathon—not sprint—of confidence.

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To be humbly confident.

A grand notion elusive by nature,

but not mutually exclusive like pride

and shame. Monochromatic is no muse.

Instead, full of vibrancy and certain

senses of empowerment with each line.

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Let's be a proud pillar of confidence.

This line is for hue: Embrace your nature!

Please share my muse, then self-love is certain.