horizons

I've pen-ed
of heart wrench and apologies.

but just like sunrise, the sun never ceased to make it to the next day.
whatever your troubles of yesterday,
are of yesterday(s).

how many more tears are you gonna shed?
you ask.
be ready to shed more, the more the better.
in pain, you'll grow.
just how much growth, how much change can you bear to hold?

the dreams that you want badly,
does anyone want them as badly as you?
the mistakes that you've made
do they define you,
or rather, are you allowing them to define you?

walking through a dark place, I've found strength.
but this journey will never cease.
time after time, it will present itself in different situations
and circumstances.

am extremely thankful for supportive people around
and equally thankful for thoese who ain't
in providing better perspectives
for someone like me,
who really doesn like to be wrong.

but what shame has it got to be for not being right?
it is a responsibility I consistently have to uphold?
I'm a learner, not a machine after all.

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In broken places and mending hearts, we were taught to guard our hearts.
but can i throw away the idea of it?

i shall wear my heart on my sleeve.
guarding could is an underlying sign of weakness.

for love takes courage.
and sometimes, it a bit of magic.

i don't have a lot, but i have love to offer.

and as much as i love being reciprocated

i am also a giver.

and i shall not be defined by the term of a "tank"

my heart is not a water tank that empties,

it gives, and by giving,

it is full.

-a.g