I look back in horror
to see
a girl who tried
to please others
-staring back
at me
zoned out
-a stranger to self
fumbling, floundering
to find elusive spaces
of honest expression
Could that ever be me?
failed attempts
unmet expectations
eliminated unwanted
crystallised the self
Yet, I wonder sometimes
Is this the real me?
Will I change with time?
get stuck in
sunk cost syndromes?
or flow like a river
submerging rocks
that dot the path?
but moving on…
moving on…
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #117
Creative Experiments and More 
So many searching questions on the way aren’t there.
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Thank you, Lisa!
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You’re welcome.
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Now I can relate to this. Beautifully written.
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Thank you, Indira! Glad that you resonate with it.
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🙂
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Always be you, Reena! 🙂
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Certainly ☺
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🙂
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be
yourself
no matter what
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True!
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Good one Reena!
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Thank you, Sangeetha!
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Welcome 😊
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