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Familiarity

An ode

By Zahrah BlomPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
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Familiarity
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The sweet embrace of familiarity

The taste of freedom

The sight of paradise all imprinted in a distant memory of when life was actually memorable

These memories that flash in and out when in our most silent and vulnerable moments

Reminding us of better days lived giving a little hope and way for a future of better days

But as the harsh days go on

Where headline after headline is some tragic event that most likely ended in a tragic death

Where going outside has become lethal with just a simple greeting

Where ptsd of human interaction is the real cause of anxiety

Because the air we breathe and share can cost us a life worthy of lives

Where the memories we hold of these times become so traumatic that it leaves us no choice but to bury it deep deep down locked in a box to never pull out

We are past the point of ever going back to a normalization of our lives

Overcome

Disaster

Overcome disaster

Heal

Fear

Heal the fear that has instilled within your heart

That yearning and longing for better days is to come

For we live every passing moment keeping in mind that greatness is harnessed in every moment

And within that moment we hold the power to control its outcome

No matter what’s outside

No matter what surrounds

It’s within that the memories are kept and replayed for our soul

That sweet familiarity

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Zahrah Blom

Afro-Indigenous

NYC

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