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deep within

stream of consciousness

By Kristen BalyeatPublished 3 years ago • Updated 3 years ago • 2 min read
Top Story - May 2023
deep within
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it takes

such

c o u r a g e

to

j o u r n e y

deep

w i t h i n

to

s t a r e

d i r e c t l y

into the

p a r t s

of

y o u r s e l f

that you

w i s h

not

to

s e e

to

s p i r a l

into the

d a r k

s h a d o w s

of your

m i n d

to

w i l l i n g l y

look at

and

d e m o l i s h

your

embodied

d e l u s i o n s

to

s c r a t c h

b l i n d e r s

from

your eyes

to

w i t n e s s

the chains

y o u ’ v e

w e l d e d

wrapping you

in the

w e i g h t

of

your

o w n

d o i n g

so tightly

e n s n a r e d

that your

f i n g e r s

become

b l o o d i e d

in the

r e l e a s i n g

to

q u i e t

the

c a c o p h o n y

echoing

in your

m i n d

allowing

t r u t h s

to

ring deep

e m b e d

to

l e t

g o

to

l o s e

t h o u g h t

and

f i n d

p r e s e n c e

to

s u r r e n d e r

to crawl

t o w a r d

the light

to

r i s e

w o b b l y

on your

o w n

two feet

k n o w i n g

l i b e r a t i o n

to

s t a n d

a g a i n

without the

s h a c k l e s

and

w a l k

on the

e d g e

but not

fear

the

f a l l

because you

u n d e r s t a n d

what it

t a k e s

to

f l y

to fully

i n t e g r a t e

t r u t h s

buried deep

to be

R E B O R N

not as the

p e r s o n

who

w a s

but

as the

p e r s o n

w a i t i n g

t o

b e

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About the Creator

Kristen Balyeat

Words fly to me on the wind, bump me as I'm strolling the city, splash me in the face while I rest by the river, and shake me awake in the middle of the night—I’m humbly one of the vessels they use to come to life.

Also, i love you:)

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    Written by Kristen Balyeat