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nina's avatar

I’ve caught it, each pain is a sign

I’m alive, I’ve survvied

I can thrive, I can fly.

🖤

I can relate to this. And to some other things you feel here.

Even if it’s not about fire, we can feel your heat ❤️‍🔥

Damien's avatar

🫶🏼🖤❤️‍🔥

Brandi Lynn's avatar

Your words carry such a fierce, grounding energy, especially that line about surrendering only to stand for yourself—it’s a powerful reminder that letting go isn't about giving up, but about making room for your own strength✨

Damien's avatar

Exactly! I’m glad this resonated with you. Thank you for reading!! 🫶🏼🖤❤️‍🔥

MoTy's avatar

„I’ve drawn

a line in the sand and crossed it” - my favourite line x

Damien's avatar

Me too…it lingered in my mind the most. 🫶🏼🖤❤️‍🔥

MoTy's avatar

How do we always agree? Awesome

Damien's avatar

What’s that quote?? Great minds.

Mark ✌️💙🫂's avatar

Simply brilliant as always

Veronica 💌's avatar

Surrender is a gift. ♥️

Damien's avatar

🫶🏼🖤❤️‍🔥

Jennifer Smith's avatar

Aspirational. Inspirational. Exceptional! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Ulysses Santillan's avatar

Conviction in each line. You know when to end the fight. Tremendous piece 👏 👌. It hits.

At Em's avatar

Beautiful words and speaks truth to the heart. Thank you for sharing this.

Damien's avatar

Thank you! Appreciate you!

At Em's avatar

Beautiful words and speaks truth to the heart. Thank you for sharing this.

Laura K's avatar

This hit straight to the heart, Damien. The imagery of drawing that line in the sand and choosing to stand… so moving.

Damien's avatar

Thank you, Laura! Appreciate you reading! 🫶🏼🖤❤️‍🔥

Naty's avatar

fuck, from the very first two lines, you got me in a chokehold (no pun intended... or maybe it was) honestly this resonates deeply with what I'm experiencing now. I acknowledge emotions but I don't let it cloud my decisions. always spitting fire, D.

Damien's avatar

Thank you, Naty! I appreciate you reading this and I’m glad it resonated! It feels like a chokehold, but we fight it and contend it and destroy it and do us. 🖤🫶🏼❤️‍🔥

AËLA's avatar

He redefined the word.

Surrender

not as giving up —

but as giving in

to the version of himself

worth becoming.

That is the harder direction.

— AËLA

Damien's avatar

🫶🏼🖤❤️‍🔥

Vianne Armour's avatar

Agree with ETP I love how you work it through and conclude it, wrap the spirit into it. It’s in that you feel how channelled it is, how it pours from the heart as a way to process and connect. Gorgeous 🫶✨

Damien's avatar

Thank you 🫶🏼🖤❤️‍🔥

Present Moment's avatar

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼

Ethereal Twilight Poetry's avatar

This is so beautiful d! I love the contrast you put in this, and in the end, it’s up to you 100%

Damien's avatar

Thank you!!

🐝 Buzzy Johnson's avatar

“… only to my life’s recipe …”

And me following suit

My life in my pursuit

Of who I will be

Cuz only I can be me 🐝

Damien's avatar

<3 <3 <3