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four letter words...

and the weight that they carry

By Richard CropperPublished 3 years ago Updated 3 years ago 2 min read
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Ever notice that some the most important things in life are four letter words?

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We got fams for the hard times, and drugs for those that won't try, and hugs for when we can't stop cryin'.

Damn..

Those mean different things to me than they do to you, but we're both here in the same spot looking up the same river that's swallowing our different paper ships. To quit is to give in and climb ashore without those paper ships.

What.....

I don't know what, but apparently part of living life is fighting something that's telling you to give up. It's hard sometimes to give a .... sometimes you catch a stroke of luck, and sometimes the only real issue how you're stuck, but time still moves around you.

Much..

Of what we can't give up is nothing more than a thought we let get stuck. We forget so much of what we're capable of when we sit and prune in our emotional muck. We are Everything in Nothing's book, and if that doesn't earn at least a day of luck.... then maybe we should just consider giving up.

Stop........

That's not true, wise, or fire, it's not even the right dialogue. Think back to youth, and how carefree it was to plot each point, and point each plot. That's because, above all else, the only thing you truly knew was love.

Love

Back to the subject of drugs, if you've ever been in love then you've been reminded enough that it should be classified as such. Love is free, and love is grand, love is home in unknown lands, but while love is beauty love is trust, and love has great power to darken and destruct.

When...

There's no real answer to this, but in this I trust. You will know when to share your love, and you will know when to guard your trust, and you will find souls that to keep will be an absolute must. You'll discover nuance, and finesse the more times you fail and try and try again. You'll become connected with the souls that trust your love, and of them you'll know the most important ones. Back in your paper ship, and with help, you'll fix it up, and you'll be at home no matter where you are because home is just another word for love.

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