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Some Bold Faced Words

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Time �
Is movement �
A constant changing �
From phase to phase �
And every now and again �
You must come face to face �
With exactly where you are �
Take inventory �
Of the essential you �
And if you feel the need to re-invent �
Know there will be some �
In open opposition �
Find a way creatively vent �
Without leaving yourself overly spent �
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Be bold..be brave �
Don't let kindness make you into its slave �
Pick your spots �
Or else you'll �feel depraved �
Feel yourself start to rot �
Of mental and emotional health �
Trying to spare the feelings �
Of those who move in {stealth} �
Yes it can be very challenging �
Managing this balancing act of �
Setting people straight �
Without tainting your soul with �
A certain amount of hate �
The toxicity may be too close �
In proximity to ignore �
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So be careful �
There's inherent danger �
When nursing such anger �
Keep your eyes on your goal �
Learn to forgive yourself �
For you did not know yourself �
As well as you do today �
And as you grant yourself clemency �
There will be no more leniency �
No more latitude �
For those who've only �
Seen you as a conveniency �
While showing little or no gratitude �
Adjust that attitude �
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Yes.. �
You're more mad at you �
Than you are at them �
For allowing certain things to persist �
But hey.. �
It's never to late �
To cease and desist �
You are not the same �
As you were in your twenties or thirties �
But now the wizened you can see right through �
Those who've done you dirty �
Speak your truth calmly �
But always in the raw �
Remove that stick out your craw �
Because to some folk �
You'll always remain a joke �
Unless you put them on blast �
Make them acknowledge your present �
Instead of your past �
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Real relationships will last �
And those who really care �
Will respect it and make amends �
The parasites will quietly reject it �
But will hang around and pretend �
Only to test your resolve �
They don't know tho' �
That you have indeed evolved �
And through it all �
The genuine will remain deeply rooted �
While the lingering weeds will get booted �
Withering or slithering away � �
Out of your now fertile garden �
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Fuck what the uninitiated have to say �
It's okay to become a tad hardened �
Or give filter �
To those who don't deserve the best in you �
Invest in the ones who invest in you �
Who can grow with you �
Who can flow with you �
Or at the very least �
Inner-stand your new position �
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Know that you are golden �
No longer beholden to their olden days �
For quantity of years �
Does not necessarily equate to �
Quality of years �
As you have recognized �
How to see beyond blood ties �
And common experiences �
Unveiling this undeniable you �
Some will sho 'nuff miss �
The good 'ol reliable you �
Code word for the { 'ol pliable you } �
May not adjust well to the bold new you �
But this is not about the birth of a bitch �
It's all about you and your niche �
A gradual switch from {there} �
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To here �
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Yes �
It's time to make a move �
For Time is movement �
And every now and again �
You will feel 'something' inside pulling �
Letting you know �
You're primed for the culling �
No need for too much mulling tho' �
Because this is one avenue �
You've traveled before �
Haven't you? �
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