Ereef Istafa

Meowth

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jus lemme be with u already

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Note to self: stop fucking yourself over

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But pain
(and freedom)
are not the end.
They are the path.

By Ereef Hardi

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Poem thread: Realise

Born on Earth, Crafted in Heaven

Clay, gently sculptured.

Lit, with Heaven's Light Perfectly imperfect

Others with others

Others with none

Each a story, Each a discovery

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That is where most people stop.
Where comfort has grown thick around them
like warm soil around a sleeping root.
And the dream turns still.
The effort slows.
Stagnant,
not because they did not care
but because they thought
they’d already made it far enough.

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They say healing isn't a straight line:

Well, if that’s true, then I’ve been tracing spirals.
Some days I go backward in perfect circles.
Some days I feel like an oily rag in a spinning machine. Round and round, but never clean.

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Or

State of Exhaustion:
A person who has been ill may experience prostration, being too weak to even stand.

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Learn a new word everyday

Prostration:
1. the state of lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downwards.

2. extreme physical weakness or emotional exhaustion.

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Examples

Religious Prostration:

Muslims perform prostration (sajda) during prayer, touching their forehead to the ground as a sign of respect to Allah

Civil Prostration:
In some cultures, prostration, like the Chinese kowtow, was a form of respect paid to rulers or elders.