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e d g e s

poetic stream of consciousness

By Kristen BalyeatPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Top Story - May 2025
e d g e s
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watch me fly beyond my edges — dash outside the lines

paint a mural of expansion — spiral upward undefined

see me cut threads of a loop wound tight around my mind

untangling knots of limitation — unshackling their bind

hear my voice ring out in victory as i rise up from the depths

see my spirit slash the chains i secured with my own grip 

watch me swing open the door of the cage i’ve trapped me in

burn down all the fences i built to keep me in

see me shed old ways of thought — tear past patterns i once lived

break through a new timeline — emerge in brand new skin

watch me run beyond the border i drew with my own pen

breathe new air outside the vortex i’ve been spinning in 

see me tear off scripted blinders — mute the battle hymn

un-write all of the verses i refuse to sing again

watch my ascent on wings of courage as I rise out of my thorns

soaring vast horizons — watch me be reborn

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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