Calm. Calm. Belong

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Her beautiful smile shines

From photo after photo

She remembers

That she knew

Always knew

She didn't belong

An expert chameleon shaping herself to fit

Blend

Belong

The internal outsider

Sure that her otherness was sensed

Hiding behind the laughter and smiles

Imposter

Lie

Brittle

Separate 

She looks through those photos 

And knows

Understands 

. . .

She always belonged

Always

Sweet, sweet child

There are no lines

But those we imagine

Those we were given and believed

The lines and divisions 

Are the lie

Never you

Never you

Calm

Calm
Belong

Those barricades can only hold for so long . . .

She began to breathe

To breathe at the thought of such freedom

She stood and whispered to her child.  "Belong"

She held the child and whispered

With calm, calm; "Belong"

R.E.M. "Belong"

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