Let’s remember our youth
when the sun played magic tricks with the light
when we knew bliss
when we felt safe
when we were innocent
Let’s dream about the good days
when we had faith
when we were strong
when we knew love
when we had courage
Let’s be honest
with our feelings
with our needs
with our desires
with our secrets
Let’s live like this is our last day alive
living with abandon
living with passion
living with purpose
living free
Let’s imagine that our hearts are full of love
our dreams achieved
our life is joyful
our actions always kind
our hands gently open
Let’s go back to before it all began
when we did not feel the need to avoid
to run
to scream
to cry
to mourn
Let’s believe that it will all be ok
not average
not sad
not angry
not lonely
Let’s pretend that we are one,
not you before me,
not me before you
just one
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Julie Anderson
Julie Anderson is the Creator and Publisher of Feminine Collective. Julie was inspired to create this safe place for women to share their secrets, desires, triumphs and pain as the antithesis of what mainstream media offers women today. In her column Pursuit of Perfection, she explores the importance of rectifying the balance of inner and outer beauty through essays, poems and articles on self-esteem, shame, family, and self- acceptance.
Lovely, and thought provoking.
Another great poem Julie. I love it 🙂
What a great idea, Julie! I’m all in. This is an awesome philosophy and I’m gonna do my best to adopt it.