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New Year’s Eve, 2018
This time last year, I was planning a wedding.
My wedding.
I was...
No. I’m not doing this.
I’m not going to dwell on what I lost.
I know what I lost -
I lost damn near everything.
But
I gained more than I would have thought possible.
I have my independence.
I have support and encouragement.
I have a new start with old friends,
My son and my language.
I have a purpose and a plan.
I have hope.
Whatever else happens,
Whatever 2019 brings,
I have hope
And sometimes, that’s enough.
My wedding.
I was...
No. I’m not doing this.
I’m not going to dwell on what I lost.
I know what I lost -
I lost damn near everything.
But
I gained more than I would have thought possible.
I have my independence.
I have support and encouragement.
I have a new start with old friends,
My son and my language.
I have a purpose and a plan.
I have hope.
Whatever else happens,
Whatever 2019 brings,
I have hope
And sometimes, that’s enough.
Published 31st Dec 2018
Author's Note
I won’t bring a new year in with darkness so I’m embracing the light.
Happy New Year, folks.
Happy New Year, folks.
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13th Jan 2019 5:50pm
Again, another beautifully rendered poetic offering.
Hope is, indeed, the sustenance that fuels each moment we live - without it, there can be no future light.
Hope is, indeed, the sustenance that fuels each moment we live - without it, there can be no future light.
13th Jan 2019 5:54pm
Thank you.
I’ve gone through a mind-shattering amount of upheaval and change this past year and I’m trying to keep some optimism and focus.
DUP helps a lot with that.
I’ve gone through a mind-shattering amount of upheaval and change this past year and I’m trying to keep some optimism and focus.
DUP helps a lot with that.
13th Jan 2019 5:55pm
Writing is as cathartic as it is necessary for a means of expression. You do it very well.
May you find relief this year in the form of peace and love.
May you find relief this year in the form of peace and love.
