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Vanessa Aguirre shared a letter in the
Poetry group 1 months, 3 weeks ago We made it
Vanessa AguirreI once was a girl with the spirit of an adult
Now I am an adult with the spirit of a young girl
I never felt like a child growing up
I always felt different
Like I could see different sides of the world
And I guess in exchange the world punished me for being so tall
I was pushed down in many ways
Made to feel small but never little
I wasn’t worth protecting
And now as a women I have found ways to protect my own self
And the world has flipped over once again and turned its back on me
Sweet child of mine
To the innocent girl that was never made to feel safe
You are finally free
Free of worry
Free of anything weighing you down
You are loved
You are protected
You are Devine
And I’m sorry that we never got to feel what it was like to feel little
But now as an adult we get to feel it all
And I promise to carry you with me on all our magical adventures
And to smile everyday
And to have deep belly laughs
And to taste every meal with love
We made it
Aww, Vanessa, I was tall too. It’s interesting how being tall causes people to treat you like you’re older than you are. I am sorry you feel you lost some of your childhood, but I am glad you are feeling free and empowered now. It sounds like you are giving yourself the flowers and love you deserve, and that in and of itself is inspiring. Thank you for sharing. We will feature this piece in our newsletter today, so please keep on the lookout or it. <3 Lauren
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Ahh! Thank you so much for your kind words. I appreciate you this means so much to me. This is my first time sharing my art. I am so happy in this moment. I can’t express that enough. I’m hopeful more people will heal and give themselves the flowers they have always deserved.
Thank you, Thank you
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Wow Vanessa, that was very powerful and moving! I felt the same way when I was so little (kid) I thought that I was a 40 year old man-I expect that was from my Dad calling me so at that age, he burnt a lot of things in my brain. But just wanted to say thanks for being an encourager and I’m very blessed to hear that you finally made it! I will make it one day-I suppose I’m slow. My favorite part: And to smile everyday! I love smiles!!!
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Thank you for your kind words and reply, I appreciate the feedback deeply. It’s not the type of race that finishes with the speediest as the winners. It’s in fact the turtles that win the biggest prizes in life. I’m sorry you too had a difficult childhood, a narrative too common in this world. I’m hopeful that will change soon. Yes, smiles are the keys to joy. Thank you for helping me smile today 😊🦋
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Your welcome, hope you keep smiling often! And thank you as well for making me smile back, tears come with most of my smiles…But their good tears !!! 🙂
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