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The Bigger Person
I think it’s timeFor a change, don’t you?I’ve been taking forToo long.It’s time for me to give.Can I be the personFor youThat you wereFor me?Can I be yourShoulder to cry on?Person to talk to?A safe place?I want to care for youThe way you showed me.If that means being theBigger person,The mamma,Older?I don’t mind.On the contrary-I want that chance.To not think about myselfFor once.Because maybeI was madeTo help.If I can’t help myself,So be it.If I can help you,Hold you,Care for you,Will you giveMe that chance?I understand,Trusting is hard.It can hurt.But healing is a cost.It can be painful.But in the end, isn’t itWorth the pain?You don’t haveTo say yes.Things can stay howThey are, and maybeContinue toGet better.But, my mindset hasChanged.I’m going to tryAnd be the bigger personSometimes.Not all the time-Nobody can keep thatUp forever.They weren’t meant to.Life is a burden.There are joys inThe world,And also sorrows.Both to numerousTo count.But everyone stillNeeds that olderPersonSometimes.My life is a book.Sorrow is spread acrossParagraphs.Joy is in the margins.It’s small, yet still there.This book of my lifeIs held and balancedBy many hands.Your hands are there.My family’s.Other friends.The point is,Everyone has peopleHelping to holdTheir book.Their life.I myselfAm helping to holdMany books.The more I hold,The better I learn to holdMy own book.The bigger my impact is.I want to changeThe world.Will you let meHold a part of your book?A part of who youReally are?~ Stick 5-10-24