A poem to try on for size

My fear dresses me
- a personal shopper
of second and
third-hand
clothes.
Choosing cuts and colours
that don’t complement but
contrast
my figure.

So what?

Can I take solace in what lies underneath: sometimes comforting; sometimes beautiful but
- more often than not -
unwanted and heavy
a suit of armour that fails to protect

(A leaden suit of flesh?)

I accessorize in scars, arm myself with burns and ink.
It makes the alien, recognizable;
not exactly me

but mine.

A catwalk of memories
I no longer fit - stained and frayed -
falling apart at the edges

but enough remains that I feel:
sometimes love; sometimes hope; sometimes pain.

But wearing pain is preferable to wearing nothing
and I have donned numbness for far too much of my life already.

I am told to dress young,
but youth never suited me - like a shirt and tie -
more like the black eye left behind by a lover too tired to pick up the pile
left on the floor

Blog Post Title Two

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Blog Post Title Three

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.

Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.

Blog Post Title Four

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.

Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.