My words
My blood
My bones
My tears
My pain
My joy
My heart
My soul
You may steal
My words
Borrow
My sentences
Appropriate
My verse
But my
Fingerprints
Have marked them
They are woven
Like strands of my DNA
The essence of who I am
Rings true
You will not
Steal my voice
You shall not
Steal my truth
Forces far more powerful
Far more fierce
Than you
Have tried to silence me
And still I stand
Brave & Reckless 
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Christine Ray/Brave and Reckless
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Not brave or reckless … reads as the essence of you …
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I wrote this for Nicole but it ended up coming from a very deep place in me. My own fight song maybe. . .
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Yes … I could see this began with Nicole then released an inner you …
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Very good and very deep. I try to just be as real as possible. I like it. GSSPOETRY
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Thank you– glad it resonated.
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Gorgeous and empowering. I am in love with Christine’s words.
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You are amazing, what power in these words, a fight song for us all ❤
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❤
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Very strong. Powerful piece.
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Thank you. This was reverberating through my bones this morning.
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Bravo!
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Thank you!
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This is beautiful!
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Thank you Cheila.
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Beautiful and evocative.
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Thank you Mark!
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Reblogged this on Sudden Denouement Literary Collective and commented:
Christine Ray/Brave and Reckless
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The more life throws us into the pits, the more powerful we rise every time we get out, giving us emotions only we can encapsulate with such depth and realism. Untainted spirits can only hope to escape the hollowness of words their hearts can never think of.
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Thank you for reading and responding.
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