Regardless: an adverb
It means despite the prevailing circumstances.
He holds me despite the prevailing circumstances.
No he does not hold me regardless. Regardless is too plain to say.
I must use the definition because it is much better in its complex form.
And he loves me, even in my complex form.
He is my respite.
Not a sedative; not a mask of the pain
No he is relief
He brings me assurance that I can sleep again
That I can cry again but never alone
He holds the wheel of my concious when I need to rest
I no longer need to be my own support all the time
When he holds me he holds all of me
The ugly, the beautiful
The shame, the pride
He holds sore crying eyes and happy crying lies
He holds strength and perseverance
He holds love and thoughtfulness
He holds the woman that often mistakes herself for a girl
He holds the woman that realizes that she can be loved
Not loved in the way that books, songs, and drugs try to impersonate
No
She is valued. She is appreciated. She is thought of. She is loved in a way that is unexplainable and that's ok. It doesn't need to be explained. He knows.
And yet he knows enough about her that would easily make others run.
But he stays.
And he holds her.
And he loves her despite the prevailing circumstances.
-G.A.
Jun 28, 2022
Jun 28, 2022 at 1:50 PM UTC
Regardless: an adverb
It means despite the prevailing circumstances.
He holds me despite the prevailing circumstances.
No he does not hold me regardless. Regardless is too plain to say.
I must use the definition because it is much better in its complex form.
And he loves me, even in my complex form.
He is my respite.
Not a sedative; not a mask of the pain
No he is relief
He brings me assurance that I can sleep again
That I can cry again but never alone
He holds the wheel of my concious when I need to rest
I no longer need to be my own support all the time
When he holds me he holds all of me
The ugly, the beautiful
The shame, the pride
He holds sore crying eyes and happy crying lies
He holds strength and perseverance
He holds love and thoughtfulness
He holds the woman that often mistakes herself for a girl
He holds the woman that realizes that she can be loved
Not loved in the way that books, songs, and drugs try to impersonate
No
She is valued. She is appreciated. She is thought of. She is loved in a way that is unexplainable and that's ok. It doesn't need to be explained. He knows.
And yet he knows enough about her that would easily make others run.
But he stays.
And he holds her.
And he loves her despite the prevailing circumstances.
-G.A.
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