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ashraymondjames submitted a contest entry to Why do you love yourself? 2 months, 3 weeks ago
An Open Letter To Anybody Ready To Accept Me
Hello, my name is Ash Raymond James.
Count the rings around my eyes;
they will tell you I’m infinite.
Thirty-three but endless.I am six feet tall,
but I have sixty-foot confidence.I am not capable of being embarrassed,
but have you seen the way I dance?
I look like I’m on fire
and I probably should be ashamed
but I often end up setting the night ablaze
because I have the sort of joy
that is contagious.My favourite song is my own laughter.
I laugh at my own jokes until it rains.
The sky has a secret addiction
to dad jokes and other people’s happiness.It cries out of pure elation.
Finds it insulting when people
don’t throw down in its puddles
so I shimmy a little
and I don’t care who’s watching.I am the sort of person
who could accidentally start a flash mob.People have the audacity
to tell me I have no rhythm
but I move to a melody
only a few can comprehend.
I think I am a little ahead of my time.
There is a chance I am from the future
or I could have just watched too many sci-fi movies.It’s been said that my head is in the clouds
but I am actually wiping stardust
from my moustache, often
as I have always believed
if you aren’t going to pay attention
you may as well discover planets.It took some work, but I finally understand self-gentleness.
My heart makes my mind breakfast in bed,
and my mind sings lullabies to my heart
whenever it can’t sleep and throws itself around my chest.I learnt the secret to breathing
is realising you deserve every breath
and now I swim with the fishes
in my spare time.The kindest thing I ever did was love myself;
the bravest thing I am ever going to do
is never stop
even when my every atom
is trying to convince me I should.Voting is open!
Voting ends May 16, 2024 12:00am
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Hi, Ash! Aiša here 🙂 Thank you for sharing your work of he(art) with us <3
Surely, anyone who reads this letter will find that they are ready and more than willing to accept you! But guess what? You don’t need them to.
You’ve got YOU!
I’m absolutely gushing over the radical self-acceptance this piece embodies.
“[…] but I move to a melody
only a few can comprehend.”
This is lovely—thanks again for sharing, Ash!
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Thank you for reading this and for your kind words.
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Hi Ash, I love this… the humor, gentleness and unique touches put into it… seems like it reflects the really dope individual that you are! Plus, I LOVE dancing lol it’s extremely joyful 😎
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Heck yeah. Lovely to connect with you
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Ash! This is good! Never stop dancing. Never stop laughing at your own jokes. And if you start a flash mob, can you please make sure I am around? This piece made me smile on a gloomy Saturday. Thank you for sharing and thank you for being part of our Unsealed family. <3 Lauren
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Laura, thank you so much, I’ll do my best to only start flash mobs when you’re close by haha.
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