what i am and not

September 2, 2014 at 3:15 pm 23 comments

…

i am not some character in a grandiose play.

i am not some object to be molded out of a lifeless piece of clay.

i am no one’s obligation

a servant on a leash.

I am myself to be.

~ SO ~

you can respect me

you can leave me ~

either way,

i am

who

i am meant to be.

…

in memory of my mom,

who never could

…

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the cost of muddled thoughts

23 Comments Add your own

1. Mark Baron | September 2, 2014 at 3:17 pm

Amen, sweet friend!
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- 2. words4jp | September 2, 2014 at 4:44 pm
  
  Thanks! Now, if I can only live by my own words……
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3. globalunison | September 2, 2014 at 3:25 pm

May your mother’s soul rest in peace. Amen!

A beautiful piece with a magnificent lesson to be ourselves! That’s the only way we will be able to live for ourselves.

Kind Regards,
-Naima
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- 4. words4jp | September 2, 2014 at 5:56 pm
  
  Thank you – my mother was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and I remember asking her what I should do because I was given her POA – she told me she was tired and all she wanted was peace. So, i know she is at peace..:) xxxx
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  - 5. globalunison | September 3, 2014 at 6:50 am
    
    I am sorry, Kim. And that is good to know 🙂
    
    -Naima
6. Yoshiko | September 2, 2014 at 3:26 pm

May she rest in peace 🙂
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- 7. words4jp | September 2, 2014 at 5:54 pm
  
  Thank you very much. I know that she is. She told me she would and, in many ways, this made it easier to let her go.
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  - 8. Yoshiko | September 2, 2014 at 6:39 pm
    
    May you be comforted
9. Neeraj (nekneeraj) | September 2, 2014 at 3:42 pm

That’s just so necessary, very well said.
May your mother rest in peace.
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- 10. words4jp | September 2, 2014 at 5:52 pm
  
  Thank you – I know that she is resting in peace. It was what she was looking for in the last month of her life. 🙂
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11. bruisedbelly | September 2, 2014 at 3:59 pm

Amen Sister Girl!!!
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- 12. words4jp | September 2, 2014 at 5:50 pm
  
  Thank you – i was also thinking about your post from last week when i wrote this:) Thank you for the inspiration. 🙂 xxxxx
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  - 13. bruisedbelly | September 2, 2014 at 5:51 pm
    
    You Are Welcome!! 🙂
14. Paul Handover | September 2, 2014 at 6:16 pm

Perfect.
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15. ciarah942 | September 2, 2014 at 6:54 pm

Great Work!
Check This Out 🙂
http://ciarahannon.wordpress.com/2014/05/12/its-my-life-3/
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16. Mytwosentences | September 3, 2014 at 12:21 am

I truly love this. It has a power to it.
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- 17. words4jp | September 3, 2014 at 12:26 am
  
  Thank you.
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18. hitandrun1964 | September 3, 2014 at 1:29 am

😦
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19. syl65 | September 3, 2014 at 3:41 am

Stirring tribute Kim.
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- 20. words4jp | September 3, 2014 at 4:38 pm
  
  thank you very much:)
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  - 21. syl65 | September 4, 2014 at 2:56 am
    
    you’re welcome 🙂
22. Skye | September 3, 2014 at 2:49 pm

I am so sorry for your loss, Kim.
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- 23. words4jp | September 3, 2014 at 4:46 pm
  
  thanks – it was years ago, but i still think about it, especially since I feel myself channeling her choices sometimes.
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