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Letting Go .... [poetry]

Updated: Jan 29, 2021


I’ve learned letting go is difficult and even hurtful, especially letting go of people. I’m getting better at knowing when. Sometimes people don’t want you to let go but they can’t give you what you need. Unfortunately, it becomes a no-win situation and time to move on. I think with romantic relationships when the interactions with someone don’t feel good anymore and you are never a priority that’s a good indicator for letting go. When I finally do let go I am able to accept what is and able to move on. I have found immeasurable peace in acceptance.

 

BITTER SWEET LESSON

(Learning to let go)


Bitter sweet is the lesson of letting go

Clinging too long to just mere dreams

Holding on too long to forged hopes

Tast the bitterness of sweet memories

The hardest lesson is letting go

painful struggles, greatest challenge

Yet thru suffering arises inner growth

Bitter sweet is journey’s awakening

The inability to let go leads to stagnation

Along with ignorance and condemnation

So prepare to accept great loss for growth

As memory’s bitter sweetness lingers on

 

THE LOTUS

Roots anchored strongly and deep

In dark depths of muddy waters

Stems grow upwards towards light

Passing through its murky habitat

Afloat above the darkness below

The lotus opens its beautiful petals

Greeting the sun’s light and warmth


So too is the soul anchored deeply

Suffering selfish material darkness

Resilient the soul grows with wisdom

Passing through social challenges

Growing with strength and knowledge

Reaching up towards enlightenment

The soul opens and its beauty shines



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