Live Boldly

I do not linger in shadows,

nor wait for the silence to claim me.

I stretch each breath into a battle,

fighting with laughter, with tears,

with the stubborn pulse of hope.

I suffer,

for pain is the price of knowing I am here.

I err,

for missteps are proof I have walked somewhere new.

I risk,

because the heart grows stronger

when it leaps without the promise of landing.

I give,

until my hands are light and my soul is full.

I lose,

and in the losing, I find the shape of my humanity.

Death will wait,

for I am busy,

living wildly,

falling often,

and rising anyway.

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P.S. Life is too precious to play small.

Live loud, love deeply, rise anyway.

And keep the little things that make you smile close at hand.

I offer Aloe Lips with Jojoba, because even wild hearts deserve soft lips.

Kennedy Odhiambo