she spent years pushing away
the things she wanted more than anything;
wanting them too much scared
the hell out of her,
because sometimes people lose themselves
in wanting too much,
at least, that's what she thought,
that's what she'd learned
but the only way to know,
the only way to find out, was to leap,
to want something so badly,
it nearly made her crack with hope,
to risk,
to grab on with both hands,
plant it in the center of her heart
and see if it blooms
so, she planted,
and planted
she found out that she didn't lose herself
in the wanting, not at all;
she found herself in the hope
for, in hope, was her truth
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Heart Breathings 