Thoughtful by Michael Lee Johnson

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First updraft
late September
at the door

almost asleep
remembering
what I forgot at the store

my ex-girlfriend
shows up
on my doorstep
with no place to stay-
my birthday.

Thoughts by Loyce Daka

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you can recall the creases caused by 

the smile on a loved one's lips

the way 

the tears crept to your eyes.

there is always pain.  

but pain is hard to put into words

it makes us who we are,

teaches and tames us,

can destroy and save us.

when it happens, it takes our breath away.

when it hurts too much inside

it always  shows no matter how 

many masks you wear

memory is an abstract painting. 

it doesn't present things as how they 

are, but rather as how they feel.

do not look back and grieve 

the past  is gone

do not be troubled about the future 

it’s still to come.

live in the present

make it so beautiful 

make it worth remembering

  

when someone leaves, someone 

else is about to arrive.

freedom 

not the absence of commitment 

the ability to choose

the ability  to commit

to what's best for you