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date = "2018-10-08"
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title = "You are…"
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Like the aeons ancient celestial-battle scarred crust of this very Earth

You are strong, like the barked fortress of a enduring old-oak

*And yet…*

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Like the lightest breeze playing across a dew-kissed meadow

You are gentle, like the drifting of a ruby sunset below the flung horizon

*And yet…*

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Like the lashing touch of a storm battering all within its flailing grasp

You are powerful, like the earth-blood filled bubbling core of a volcano

*And yet…*

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Like the maelstrom of imagination that fills every wondering head

You are dependable, the turn of the seasons, the annual gilding and falling of swarms of leaves

*And so…*

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You are…*alive*. You are *…human*. Fire-striking, tsunami-powerful. Earth-strong, breeze-gentle. You are stardust driven fierce by a mighty mind. Stand proud and know this. **You are enough.**

<small>Originally published on Medium</small>