learn how to be vulnerable without embarrassment
learn how to be scared without feeling trapped
learn how to breathe without fearing death
the beauty in death is that there used to be life in it
and the beauty in pain is that life can still flourish
the beauty of biology is that we can grow stronger
however, it comes with a cost
we cannot grow stronger without growing weaker first
we cannot learn how to thrive when we do not know the better us
baby teeth are weak
they are fragile
they can barely eat the skin of an apple
yet out mouths do not crave fir its forever accompaniment
instead, children shout in delight when one falls
because it signals the beginning of a new chapter
it means stronger teeth will come
the pain, the words, the blood,
everything that happened, happened for a reason
and that reason was so that our mouths can grow stronger
a flower cannot grow unless it breaks through the soil
when you put cement onto the earth you kill everything
that could potentially have grown, lived, and flourished
we can only see the sun when it comes out of the clouds
and it can only come out of the clouds if it breaks through the shield
vulnerability was never supposed to be bad
it was supposed to be painful, terrifying
but what people fail to see is that the flower cannot grow
unless the soil is vulnerable to wind, animals, and the sun
but what people fail to see is that the sun cannot shine
unless the clouds are ripped, shredded and torn apart
people cannot see the other side because
fear has always been the long standing twin of vulnerability
fear has clouded judgment
and it has erased the truth from reality
but fear is necessary and it's impossible to avoid
we cannot grow unless we are vulnerable
we cannot grow unless we have seen
and learned pain, failure, and fear
until you have memorized every crease, fold, and dent of these faces
every wrinkle, every tear that has been cried
every word that has left those lips,
every pore, every eyelash, every hair on that face,
you will never grow
so it's okay to be weak
it's okay to be defenceless
it's okay to be exposed
because wings can only grow from broken skin
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