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Building defenses., Keeping others out., Learning lessons from scars., People from the past., Pinterest photo- lavender., poetry by Yu/stan/kema
Found on Pinterest on 3-25-16.
Old familiar faces rise up
Like ghosts from the past
To rattle my defenses
In an effort to get
My complete attention.
Time has given me
A different perspective
On pain that lasted,
It seemed like forever,
In the center of my heart.
I am still empty in places
Where love once grew,
And trust is hard to find
In the corners of my
once shattered mind.
Time has given me
The courage I need,
To heal from these tears,
And not repeat old ways
Of acting and feeling.
Lessons I have learned
From  the scars I wear,
Keep me on my path,
And help me create
Walls to keep you out.
Yu/stan/kema
REFLECTIONS OF A MINDFUL HEART AND SOUL 
Reblogged this on REFLECTIONS OF A MINDFUL HEART AND SOUL and commented:
” One of the hardest things to accomplish is learning new ways to cope with trauma that is re-triggered from past trauma. Our thoughts and emotions are often in conflict with each other. Our values often play a part in our struggle to create new pathways in handling old pain. We are torn by love and hurt, forgiveness and resentment, pleasing others or being compassionate with our internal selves. Do we build walls or do we risk being open? This “art of living” is indeed a tough skill to master. The following poem, I wrote three years ago, reflects this.” Yu/stan/kema
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