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Tag Archives: love
Waiting for you
I bathe in the softness of the moonlight gentle rays of light caress my dampened skin; my hair, wet, dangles, drips I pause and turn, waiting for you © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged caress, desire, intimacy, love, sexuality, touch, vulnerability
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Playing the martyr v. being a martyr
The main difference between them and you is that they choose to fill their hearts with love while you fill yours with resentment © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged bitterness, compassion, heart, love, martyr, power, sacrifice, victim, wholeness
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The soul friend
My friend, my dear one: my heart is sewn into your chest defenseless am I to your touch © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged friends, friendship, intimacy, joy, love, soulmate, trust
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God is love
Humans have the wondrous tendency to make the simplest things impossible © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged acceptance, community, companion, connection, imperfection, love
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Ditto
“I just want you to love me for who I am, not for what I do,” I say to the Lord. “Ditto,” the Lord says to me. © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged acceptance, awareness, humorous, love, openness, vulnerability
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Companion-choosing
Choose your companions for their wisdom and sincerity and compassion but do not look for perfection, that camouflaged destroyer of love © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged community, friendship, imperfection, love, lover, wisdom
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In the presence of human love
Relief: You will not try to turn me into a version of yourself! I put down my sword and my own heart opens © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged acceptance, forgiveness, gentleness, imperfection, love
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Compassion is a muscle
Compassion is a muscle: the more you use it the stronger it gets the less you use it the more it atrophies © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged compassion, hardship, love, mercy, struggle
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The Ever-Patient
All things fail except for the thing that does not; All breath stops except for the breath that goes on; All beauty draws to a close except for that one beauty enduring; and it waits for us to realize, and … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry
Tagged beauty, body, breath, compassion, eternity, infinity, love, patience
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Your endless self-hatred can find an end
Your endless self-hatred can find an end when you put down your images and take up my image for you, O beloved one © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged compassion, divine, healing, image, love, recovery, self-hatred, writing
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Curving toward the center 