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A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 184

Day 184: “Growing Up”

I remember

When the days were simpler

When my hands were smaller

When my eyes were bigger

I remember

When my heart beat faster

When the stars shone brighter

When the world fit into my small town

When I carried more

Felt less

When my fluttering heart couldn’t take much more

When my shoulders slumped

And my head fell

When I didn’t know what I’m worth

When I smiled more

When I pushed myself aside

for the greater good

for the greater god

Now

Shoulders back

My head sits higher

I feel

And only carry what I need

I put stuff down

Run carefree

I breathe

I’ve learned to jump

And fly

And listen to me

I feel my power

Know within

What a joy it is

to grow up

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 100

Day 100: “100”

Today I hit a milestone

I’ve been reaching for

100 days of poems

Not consecutively, but that wasn’t my goal

My goal was to not get stuck in the black and white

The 0 to 100

The writing out of obligation

I wanted to write when I felt inspired

When I wanted to

Not because I had to to meet a quota

In that time

Those 100 days

I’m at a place now where I want to try to write daily

Not obligated to

But I want to try new things

I want to write about feelings

And situations

And songs

And movies

And my passions

It’s fun

I feel proud

Brave

Strong

Aligned

Loud

Excited

Cheers to 100 poems

And whatever the future holds