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I am (rewriting) myself.

August 9, 2018 ~ Liezel Graham

The

words

that

I

have written

on my own

skin,

have been the

hardest

to

erase.

— I am (rewriting) myself.

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Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized Be True To Yourself Beauty Chaotic Childhood Forgiveness Healing Hope Inner Healing Love Poetry Self Acceptance Selflove Weight Woman Writing

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Wife. Mum. Lover of words. Lover of the Word. Writer of stories. I drink too much coffee and dream improbably big dreams. The quintessentially weird kid, all grown up and (still) finding refuge in books and words. View all posts by Liezel Graham

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there is a rare wild hollyhock, whose seeds lie dormant in the dark belly of the earth, for up to one hundred years, waiting. a sleeping fairytale. and, when fierce flames set fire to dreams and lives above the soil, she sends out green tendrils of hope, after. a verdant dove. her unshakeable spirit, singing beauty over the earth. —after affliction. bloom. . . © Liezel Graham 2018. . . The Baker’s Globe Mallow, is a rare plant whose seeds require fire to germinate in the wild. There are several other types of pyrophytic plants all over the world and many of them have beautiful blooms that are especially vibrant against a fire-damaged landscape. And in this, I see incredible beauty. . . . . #spilledthoughts #spilledink #iweepinink #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofinstagram #poema #wotd #potd #bakersglobemallow #malvaceae #pyrophytic #afterthefire #hope #bloom #nevergiveup #wordsmith #womenwhowrite #shewritestruth

in my fridge, in the shelf that is designed to hold cheese, there are vials of hope, and a kit with pre-filled hormone, that will bring you back if you should ever slip too far away from me. i, keep nocturnal vigils with foxes and other mothers who have to keep on keeping on, before the day breaks. i, punch a calculator in my head with every meal, and i sing songs of no, you cannot eat that now and please, you must drink this now, or, else... and, in this home we know needles and we belong to the ones with sharps containers on their kitchen counters where others have no such things. and, we are intimately familiar with the fear that words can carry, hypo hyper ketones coma death. but, i also know the hope in glass vials, where every drop holds life. i, know that cells might forget how to keep you alive, but i will not forget, or give up, and, for you and for life, i am grateful. —on mothering diabetes. . . . © Liezel Graham 2018. . . . . Today, 14th November 2018, is World Diabetes Day. . . In our home, we sing a different song and we fight a daily war that involves needles and insulin and fear — if I am honest. . . But, we know hope and we are grateful for the simple miracle of insulin. . . And, life. . . . . #diabetes #worlddiabetesday2018 #worlddiabetesday #t1d #t1diabetes #diabetesmum #poetry #amwriting #health #insulin #poetsofinstagram #grace #hope #spilledink #iweepinink #spilledthoughts #indiepoet #suikersiekte

you, are a life made of seasons. do not apologise for the starkness of your winter. —be gentle (with yourself). . . © Liezel Graham 2018. . . It takes a great deal of courage to live transparently. We are encouraged to put on a brave face, a happy face — think positive, pray more, hand it to God. But sometimes, these things do not lift the burden. And, this is ok. Learn to be gentle with yourself and the season you are in. Learn to be gentle with others and the season they are in. Sometimes, a kind word and quiet companship are more powerful and more healing than (well-meant) advice. . . I have been scarce on Instagram lately. I have been writing longer poems that I share on my writer’s page on Facebook and on my website. Please, do join me there if you use Facebook, Liezel. . . . . #wordsofworth #spilledthoughts #indiepoetry #spilledink #iweepinink #liezelgrahampoetry #words #wordsmith #mentalhealth #seasonspoetry #indiepoetry #shewrites #dailyencouragement #poetry #poema #poetryisart #poetryisalive #instagram #livemoremagic #beautyinthemundane #beautyintheeveryday #grace #amwriting #poetrycommunity #poetsofinstagram #womenofhope

think back on all the difficult things that you have gone through in your life. you, have outlived them all. —lion heart. . . © Liezel Graham 2018. . . . . . #spilledink #iweepinink #spilledthoughts #poetry #poetrycommunity #words #wordsofwisdom #wordsmith #instapoetry #indiepoet #indiepoetry #shewrites #encouragement #hope #depression #mentalhealth #grief #poema #liezelgrahampoetry #youarestrong #youarebrave #survivor #poetsofinstagram #amwriting #searchforhope

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