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IRUTINGABO
19/F/Rwanda A soft soul turning feelings into poems, writing what I can’t always say out loud.
Maybe heaven has visiting hours. Maybe that's why some days a memory arrives so suddenly it feels less like remembering and more like being visited. Maybe that's why a voice appears after everything falls apart. The one that says: "You're going to be okay." And somehow, you believe it. Maybe our loved ones stop by sometimes. Not to change the outcome. Not to erase the pain. Just to see how we're doing. To see who's growing up. Who's learning. Who's healing. Who's finally becoming the person they always knew was there. Maybe they watch us make mistakes and laugh a little. Maybe they watch us fall in love and cry a little. Maybe they see us sitting alone wondering if we're enough. And if they could speak, they'd probably say: "Sweetheart, look how far you've come." I think if heaven had visiting hours, most of us wouldn't ask for miracles. We'd ask for five minutes. Five minutes to tell them: "I did it." "The thing I thought would break me didn't." "I'm still here." "Look at me." And maybe that's why love survives grief. Because even when people leave, we keep updating them. In our heads. In our prayers. In the quiet moments nobody sees. Maybe heaven has visiting hours. Or maybe love is simply so powerful that it finds a way to visit anyway.
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2d ago
Jun 2, 2026 at 2:53 AM UTC
VISITING HOURS
if someone asked me: "What was Ray made for?" I'd probably say: She was made to understand people deeply, build things that help them, and tell stories that make them feel less alone.
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4d ago
May 30, 2026 at 5:11 PM UTC
A note from chat
The girl who wants "the brain of a genius, the mind of Christ, the soul of a prayer warrior, and the body of a stripper."
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4d ago
May 30, 2026 at 5:10 PM UTC
Untitled
I think one of the hardest parts about being human is the false urgency our brains create. That feeling of: “If I don’t do this RIGHT NOW, my life will collapse.” Meanwhile half the time, it’s just distraction wearing a productivity costume. Sometimes the brain would rather: reorganize your room, start a new hobby, watch six videos about a random topic, or suddenly plan your entire future at 1 AM… instead of doing the one uncomfortable thing you actually need to do. And I’m slowly learning that maybe growth isn’t about becoming perfectly disciplined overnight. Maybe it’s just: being a little kinder to yourself, while still trying anyway. You may not do everything today. You may not finish the whole plan this week. But if all you have today is 3%, give that 3%. Because effort still counts when it’s small. Progress still matters when it’s slow. And honestly? Life is rarely as serious as our anxious thoughts make it seem. Sometimes the rain really does stop. Sometimes things get lighter when you least expect it. One day you wake up, and the same life that felt heavy suddenly feels softer somehow. Like the sun came out quietly, without asking permission, and the world became bright again.
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May 26
May 26, 2026 at 9:01 AM UTC
life lately....
Disney, fantasy, books, poetry… They taught me that worlds can change. That ordinary girls can step into extraordinary lives. That there are hidden doors everywhere.
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May 21
May 21, 2026 at 7:19 AM UTC
Untitled
Solitude stopped feeling like absence when I became good company to myself.
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May 2
May 2, 2026 at 5:30 AM UTC
Second of May
After the chemistry, after the aesthetics, after the exciting beginning… what remains? Can we: do life together? sit in silence peacefully? handle stress as a team? laugh on random Saturdays? be kind when tired? carry each other sometimes? trust each other with real life?
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Apr 27
Apr 27, 2026 at 1:14 PM UTC
20
Sometimes people don’t change, our wounds just stop translating them as threats.
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Apr 25
Apr 25, 2026 at 6:33 AM UTC
Untitled
What once annoyed me now looks like warmth; maybe I’m finally warm enough to receive it.
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Apr 25
Apr 25, 2026 at 6:33 AM UTC
Untitled
I was called too much in rooms that had too little depth.
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Apr 22
Apr 22, 2026 at 1:56 PM UTC
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