Fight

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Because growth is never granted,
it is earned

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Follow the everything home

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

You are afraid of mishearing me –
do not be afraid of hearing,
but focus on how you hear:
Follow the everything home

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Fire as precision tool

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

I train my anger as a precision tool
so I don’t burn myself to ash

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It depends what you want

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

My path does not guarantee fame or glory
or the fulfillment of your desires.
My path guarantees me.

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Sickness can leave you helpless

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Sickness can leave you helpless:
It can remove your arms and your legs
and your courage and your piece
but if given to me
it can become the whetstone
as your journey continues on

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The clay and the potter

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

You make a lot of pots, my Lord:
I do not ask to be a pot
I do not ask not to be a pot
just touch me, Lord;
keep your hands in me until I am done:
that is all I ask

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The Promise: I Give You What You Need

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

The extent to which I can trust this
is the extent to which I stand on solid ground;
the extent to which I cannot trust this
is the extent to which the ground rips apart

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No matter the challenge, the pattern has been set

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Each cliff, higher and higher
still I say:
Jump

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Pure courage

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

The self can be overtaken
what is Beyond cannot –
root yourself in this

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Be not small!

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Be not small!
Break out of the box of your fear!

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