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I believe
On personal principles
in loving some in spite of what they might tell you.
in letting someone take their own life, when they feel finished.
in screaming at someone you love and then hugging them tighter than ever before.
in falling on your face, only to get back up with a black eye and a quirky, gap-toothed grin.
in listening with your eyes, smelling with your heart, and feeling with the backs of callused hands.
in taking the time to think about what you really suck at, and then failing over and over again.
in writing them all down, even if no one will ever see them.
in telling you I love you before the chance gets taken from me.
in admitting defeat and taking solace in having swung for the fences regardless.
in heartfelt apologies stemming from calamitous misunderstandings.
in the absence of ego and pride.
in the grace of a small child’s love.
in the loyalty of a gray nosed dog who clears the room with his farts while napping.
in the power of admission.
in the therapeutic joy of tears.
