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Not every battle is worth fighting

Silence can be your strength.

By Antoni De'LeonPublished about a year ago • Updated about a year ago • 1 min read
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Pick the battles, weigh the cost,

Some wars bring nothing but decay,

Strength is not always in clenched fists raised,

But steeped in knowing when to walk away.

Not every fire needs to char and burn,

Not every wound deserves a valiant scar,

Some storms dissolve before the hammer strikes,

Some echoes fade before they agonize and jar.

Some wars rage only in the mind,

Where silence finds a sharper blade,

And walking away bodes not defeat,

But wisdom whispering..be gently unafraid.

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Antoni De'Leon

Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. (Helen Keller).

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    Written by Antoni De'Leon