The first step is to slow down;
to take a breath and stop the world.
Look around and find the life
that was hidden inside all along.
Take charge and wonder why
the birds still sing on starless nights.
Step up, head held high,
and learn what it means to fight.
Ride the waves and the tide.
Feel this beat within your soul.
Dance with the flames found in your heart
Don't think; just find the will to let go.

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Shadowscript
PoetryThis book is a collection of poems I've written over the years. For a long time, I wrote poetry as a vent for my emotions during my darkest times. Sometimes, I'd remove myself from the poem and write it as a way to lift myself back up again. Sometim...