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The Day He Tried

by PersephoneSprings

Morn after morn, He awoke alone And prayed for her return Until the truth made itself known That to have her heart, He'd have to learn To gather up all of his strength And fly away from here To let love carry him any length And not be driven by fear *If I stayed the same and did not move, By the world I'd be left behind I'd be static in my opinions and views And be cast from others' minds So I must evolve in my character And the things I do and don't believe Not so much to please another, But in order to shape my higher self, and make that higher self, me* With this He made a promise, for today, and not tomorrow To not be frightened by how the wind blew To not be kept back by regret and sorrow And so to his dreams, He flew
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Published
Jul 11, 2017
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2m
Tags
#overcoming#fear#courage#flying#trying#love#sacrifice#risk#trust#confidence
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