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#selfdenial
Self-denial means hiding tears behind a smile.
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Dec 12, 2025
Dec 12, 2025 at 6:10 AM UTC
Self-denial
Spin a white cocoon of lies and self-denial. Slowly rot inside.
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Jan 21, 2019
Jan 21, 2019 at 9:51 AM UTC
Our Choice
I have spun                                        My story            from my own web of lies believed                     by others To be true                               I am      trapped                  by my self I deny
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Jan 21, 2018
Jan 21, 2018 at 10:47 AM UTC
The Tale Spinner: A Fabrication
I escaped the lion's den. So, I am done with hand wringing, Dragging my palm down my nape. Forefinger and thumb squeezing the bridge, Encircling my chin, to the point. The time has come to discard my hair-shirt, To loosen the cilice; Stop the self-flagellation, And smear balm on my mortified back. I shall repose, indulge in a repast. And prepare for the proclivities of the flesh, To revel in the concupiscence of humanity. Cast off chastity, poverty and obedience. We are not saints or martyrs. The cause is not worth the pain. I am forgiven. I forgive. You could too.
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Nov 12, 2017
Nov 12, 2017 at 11:06 AM UTC
Foregone Forgiveness