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    <title>hope &amp;mdash; The Poet Sky</title>
    <link>https://thepoetsky.com/tag:hope</link>
    <description>Poetry for people who could use a little kindness</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>hope &amp;mdash; The Poet Sky</title>
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      <title>Step by Step, Day by Day</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[This journey has been so long&#xA;It&#39;s thrown twists and turns at me&#xA;I thought I was near the end&#xA;but when I got through the weeds&#xA;I found another path stretching ahead of me&#xA;&#xA;I chose this path&#xA;I didn&#39;t know it&#39;d be this long&#xA;but I can&#39;t turn around now&#xA;so all I can do is take it&#xA;one step at a time&#xA;&#xA;Step by step&#xA;Day by day&#xA;I&#39;ll reach the end of this path&#xA;The sky seems dark now&#xA;but soon, it&#39;ll clear up&#xA;&#xA;And the best part&#xA;is that I&#39;m not walking alone&#xA;there are so many people&#xA;walking alongside me&#xA;holding my hand&#xA;so I don&#39;t need to be scared&#xA;&#xA;So step by step&#xA;day by day&#xA;and hand in hand&#xA;I&#39;ll keep walking this path&#xA;until it opens up&#xA;to bright, blue skies&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #Healing #Friendship #Kindness #Hope&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This journey has been so long
It&#39;s thrown twists and turns at me
I thought I was near the end
but when I got through the weeds
I found another path stretching ahead of me</p>

<p>I chose this path
I didn&#39;t know it&#39;d be this long
but I can&#39;t turn around now
so all I can do is take it
one step at a time</p>

<p>Step by step
Day by day
I&#39;ll reach the end of this path
The sky seems dark now
but soon, it&#39;ll clear up</p>

<p>And the best part
is that I&#39;m not walking alone
there are so many people
walking alongside me
holding my hand
so I don&#39;t need to be scared</p>

<p>So step by step
day by day
and hand in hand
I&#39;ll keep walking this path
until it opens up
to bright, blue skies</p>

<p><a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Poetry" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Healing" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Healing</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Friendship" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Friendship</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Kindness" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Kindness</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Hope" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Hope</span></a>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>My Smile</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[I&#39;m scared&#xA;Everything keeps falling apart&#xA;Foundations upon which I once stood&#xA;are crumbling down&#xA;and I can&#39;t stop it&#xA;but I can still keep smiling&#xA;&#xA;They can take away my rights&#xA;They can beat me down&#xA;They can outlaw my people&#xA;They can take and take and take&#xA;But the one thing they can&#39;t take&#xA;is the smile on my face&#xA;&#xA;I can find a reason to smile&#xA;Even when I&#39;m crying&#xA;Even when I&#39;m scared&#xA;I won&#39;t let them take my light away&#xA;My beautiful rainbow light&#xA;that I spread through my smile&#xA;&#xA;My light has so much in it&#xA;pain and sorrow&#xA;love and joy&#xA;spite and kindness&#xA;everything that makes me me&#xA;and I can show it all through a smile&#xA;&#xA;They will never take it away&#xA;No one will ever take it away&#xA;not my name&#xA;not my identity&#xA;not my light&#xA;not my smile&#xA;&#xA;They&#39;re mine&#xA;and they always will be&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #Trans #Hope&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#39;m scared
Everything keeps falling apart
Foundations upon which I once stood
are crumbling down
and I can&#39;t stop it
but I can still keep smiling</p>

<p>They can take away my rights
They can beat me down
They can outlaw my people
They can take and take and take
But the one thing they can&#39;t take
is the smile on my face</p>

<p>I can find a reason to smile
Even when I&#39;m crying
Even when I&#39;m scared
I won&#39;t let them take my light away
My beautiful rainbow light
that I spread through my smile</p>

<p>My light has so much in it
pain and sorrow
love and joy
spite and kindness
everything that makes me me
and I can show it all through a smile</p>

<p>They will never take it away
No one will ever take it away
not my name
not my identity
not my light
not my smile</p>

<p>They&#39;re mine
and they always will be</p>

<p><a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Poetry" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Trans" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Trans</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Hope" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Hope</span></a>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>I Can Still Try</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Even on the bad days&#xA;when I&#39;m struggling to go on&#xA;I can still try my best&#xA;to keep carrying on&#xA;&#xA;It&#39;s tough to push through it&#xA;to reach for my dreams&#xA;but I can still keep going&#xA;what else is there to do?&#xA;&#xA;Sure, I might fail&#xA;I might end up going backwards&#xA;but other days, if I&#39;m lucky&#xA;I&#39;ll find just the right words&#xA;&#xA;I can make a difference&#xA;I can keep moving on&#xA;Above all else&#xA;I can still try&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #TouchTheClouds #Resilience #Hope&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even on the bad days
when I&#39;m struggling to go on
I can still try my best
to keep carrying on</p>

<p>It&#39;s tough to push through it
to reach for my dreams
but I can still keep going
what else is there to do?</p>

<p>Sure, I might fail
I might end up going backwards
but other days, if I&#39;m lucky
I&#39;ll find just the right words</p>

<p>I can make a difference
I can keep moving on
Above all else
I can still try</p>

<p><a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Poetry" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:TouchTheClouds" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">TouchTheClouds</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Resilience" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Resilience</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Hope" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Hope</span></a>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:34:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Trauma</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[My demons are many&#xA;&#xA;     Anxiety&#xA;                Depression&#xA;        Dysphoria&#xA;&#xA;   But the biggest one of all&#xA;      the one that haunts my every moment&#xA;&#xA;                Trauma&#xA;&#xA;          Every cut&#xA;     Every bruise&#xA;               Every slammed door&#xA;       Every hateful scream&#xA;           Every venomous jab&#xA;&#xA;        I remember them all&#xA;&#xA;            Trauma won&#39;t let me forget&#xA;&#xA;    But I need to move on&#xA;       Keep moving forward&#xA;         I know it will heal with time&#xA;     The nightmares aren&#39;t real&#xA;       It&#39;s gonna be&#xA;          okay&#xA;&#xA;      Just keep moving forward&#xA;         One day at a time&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #TouchTheClouds #Hope #Demons&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My demons are many</p>

<p>     Anxiety
                Depression
        Dysphoria</p>

<p>   But the biggest one of all
      the one that haunts my every moment</p>

<p>                Trauma</p>

<p>          Every cut
     Every bruise
               Every slammed door
       Every hateful scream
           Every venomous jab</p>

<p>        I remember them all</p>

<p>            Trauma won&#39;t let me forget</p>

<p>    But I need to move on
       Keep moving forward
         I know it will heal with time
     The nightmares aren&#39;t real
       It&#39;s gonna be
          okay</p>

<p>      Just keep moving forward
         One day at a time</p>

<p><a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Poetry" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:TouchTheClouds" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">TouchTheClouds</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Hope" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Hope</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Demons" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Demons</span></a>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>A Body I Love</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[It&#39;s hard to accept&#xA;that the body I want&#xA;is still a long way off&#xA;That my transformation&#xA;is far from complete&#xA;&#xA;Every day, I struggle&#xA;feeling disgusted&#xA;as though my body is covered&#xA;in a foul smelling slime&#xA;that I can never wash away&#xA;&#xA;But I carry on&#xA;finding joy in every new day&#xA;always looking to a future&#xA;when I don&#39;t fees this way anymore&#xA;when I finally feel like me&#xA;&#xA;One day&#xA;    I will have a body&#xA;    in which I&#39;m comfortable&#xA;&#xA;One day&#xA;    I will smile&#xA;    at my reflection&#xA;&#xA;One day&#xA;    I won&#39;t shudder&#xA;    when I think of myself&#xA;&#xA;One day&#xA;&#xA;One day&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #TouchTheClouds #Trans #Hope #Dreams&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#39;s hard to accept
that the body I want
is still a long way off
That my transformation
is far from complete</p>

<p>Every day, I struggle
feeling disgusted
as though my body is covered
in a foul smelling slime
that I can never wash away</p>

<p>But I carry on
finding joy in every new day
always looking to a future
when I don&#39;t fees this way anymore
when I finally feel like me</p>

<p>One day
    I will have a body
    in which I&#39;m comfortable</p>

<p>One day
    I will smile
    at my reflection</p>

<p>One day
    I won&#39;t shudder
    when I think of myself</p>

<p>One day</p>

<p>One day</p>

<p><a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Poetry" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:TouchTheClouds" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">TouchTheClouds</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Trans" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Trans</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Hope" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Hope</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Dreams" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Dreams</span></a>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>I Refuse</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[There are people that want&#xA;  to take my right to live&#xA;  to erase people like me&#xA;  to force me to live in misery&#xA;&#xA;I know they aren&#39;t all evil&#xA;  But they don&#39;t want to understand me&#xA;  And they do want to control me&#xA;  So how can I trust them?&#xA;&#xA;Especially when&#xA;  They bully me into compliance&#xA;  Threaten me into hiding&#xA;  Force me to follow their rules&#xA;&#xA;But one thing they will never do&#xA;is make me give up&#xA;&#xA;I refuse&#xA;&#xA;No matter what else they take from me&#xA;they will never take my hope&#xA;my will to fight&#xA;&#xA;I refuse&#xA;&#xA;When they try to smother me&#xA;    I will scream out louder&#xA;&#xA;When they try to keep me down&#xA;    I will rise up stronger&#xA;&#xA;When they try to break my spirit&#xA;    I will refuse to give up&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #TouchTheClouds #Determination #Hope #Trans #TransRights&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are people that want
  to take my right to live
  to erase people like me
  to force me to live in misery</p>

<p>I know they aren&#39;t all evil
  But they don&#39;t want to understand me
  And they do want to control me
  So how can I trust them?</p>

<p>Especially when
  They bully me into compliance
  Threaten me into hiding
  Force me to follow their rules</p>

<p>But one thing they will never do
is make me give up</p>

<p>I refuse</p>

<p>No matter what else they take from me
they will never take my hope
my will to fight</p>

<p>I refuse</p>

<p>When they try to smother me
    I will scream out louder</p>

<p>When they try to keep me down
    I will rise up stronger</p>

<p>When they try to break my spirit
    I will refuse to give up</p>

<p><a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Poetry" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:TouchTheClouds" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">TouchTheClouds</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Determination" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Determination</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Hope" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Hope</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Trans" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Trans</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:TransRights" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">TransRights</span></a>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Mirror, Mirror</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Mirror, Mirror, what do I see?&#xA;My own self-loathing reflected back at me&#xA;I&#39;ve changed so much, and yet&#xA;all I do is look in you and fret&#xA;My face isn&#39;t the same at all&#xA;I&#39;m even learning how to walk tall&#xA;but I can only see what I believe:&#xA;this self-doubt that never wants to leave&#xA;So I&#39;ll repeat day after day&#xA;the affirmations I&#39;ve learned to say&#xA;in the hopes that I&#39;ll make it real&#xA;that it will become the way I feel&#xA;I&#39;ll cast away these feelings blue&#xA;the feelings, Mirror, Mirror, I can&#39;t hide from you&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #Insecurity #Trans #Hope&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mirror, Mirror, what do I see?
My own self-loathing reflected back at me
I&#39;ve changed so much, and yet
all I do is look in you and fret
My face isn&#39;t the same at all
I&#39;m even learning how to walk tall
but I can only see what I believe:
this self-doubt that never wants to leave
So I&#39;ll repeat day after day
the affirmations I&#39;ve learned to say
in the hopes that I&#39;ll make it real
that it will become the way I feel
I&#39;ll cast away these feelings blue
the feelings, Mirror, Mirror, I can&#39;t hide from you</p>

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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fighting for My Dreams</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[I took a hit&#xA;and at first&#xA;I needed to stay down&#xA;to recover&#xA;&#xA;I stayed curled up&#xA;crying from the pain&#xA;but my tears have stopped&#xA;even if the pain hasn&#39;t&#xA;&#xA;I can get back up&#xA;struggling to stand&#xA;and look the enemy in the eye&#xA;so they know I won&#39;t stay down forever&#xA;&#xA;What everyone needs to understand&#xA;is that I&#39;m fighting for my dreams&#xA;sometimes, I need to stay down&#xA;but I will always get back up&#xA;&#xA;Because I will never give up&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #Resilience #Hope #TouchTheClouds&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I took a hit
and at first
I needed to stay down
to recover</p>

<p>I stayed curled up
crying from the pain
but my tears have stopped
even if the pain hasn&#39;t</p>

<p>I can get back up
struggling to stand
and look the enemy in the eye
so they know I won&#39;t stay down forever</p>

<p>What everyone needs to understand
is that I&#39;m fighting for my dreams
sometimes, I need to stay down
but I will always get back up</p>

<p>Because I will never give up</p>

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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 11:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Little Mousegirl</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Little mousegirl&#xA;Alone in a big world&#xA;searching for someone&#xA;to hold&#xA;&#xA;Scared mousegirl&#xA;Monsters all around&#xA;never knowing&#xA;who to trust&#xA;&#xA;Sad mousegirl&#xA;Hurt by the monsters&#xA;She&#39;s curled up&#xA;crying her tears&#xA;&#xA;Lonely mousegirl&#xA;Cut off from the world&#xA;kept locked up&#xA;by her own fear&#xA;&#xA;Kind mousegirl&#xA;Always trusting&#xA;no matter how many times&#xA;she gets hurt&#xA;&#xA;Happy mousegirl&#xA;She found the good&#xA;The warm, loving people&#xA;with whom she belongs&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #Anxiety #Depression #Hope #SelfLove&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Little mousegirl
Alone in a big world
searching for someone
to hold</p>

<p>Scared mousegirl
Monsters all around
never knowing
who to trust</p>

<p>Sad mousegirl
Hurt by the monsters
She&#39;s curled up
crying her tears</p>

<p>Lonely mousegirl
Cut off from the world
kept locked up
by her own fear</p>

<p>Kind mousegirl
Always trusting
no matter how many times
she gets hurt</p>

<p>Happy mousegirl
She found the good
The warm, loving people
with whom she belongs</p>

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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[We were built differently&#xA;We work in ways&#xA;that so many don&#39;t understand&#xA;So they called us names&#xA;&#xA;  Weird&#xA;         Creepy       Disgusting&#xA;    Wrong         Broken&#xA;               Burden&#xA;&#xA;They said those words&#xA;Over and over and over&#xA;Until we believed them&#xA;We started calling ourselves that&#xA;&#xA;But they&#39;re wrong&#xA;We are not broken&#xA;We are not burdens&#xA;No, we are&#xA;&#xA;     Kind         Trusting&#xA;          Loving      Silly&#xA;         Beautiful       Special&#xA;                   Different&#xA;&#xA;If they can keep saying&#xA;all those mean words&#xA;Then why can&#39;t we say&#xA;all those kind words?&#xA;&#xA;Let&#39;s use new words&#xA;to describe who we really are&#xA;And keep using them over and over again&#xA;until we believe them&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #Insecurity #Hope #MentalHealth&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We were built differently
We work in ways
that so many don&#39;t understand
So they called us names</p>

<p>  Weird
         Creepy       Disgusting
    Wrong         Broken
               Burden</p>

<p>They said those words
Over and over and over
Until we believed them
We started calling ourselves that</p>

<p>But they&#39;re wrong
We are not broken
We are not burdens
No, we are</p>

<p>     Kind         Trusting
          Loving      Silly
         Beautiful       Special
                   Different</p>

<p>If they can keep saying
all those mean words
Then why can&#39;t we say
all those kind words?</p>

<p>Let&#39;s use new words
to describe who we really are
And keep using them over and over again
until we believe them</p>

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