The need that will not stop
the need to create for ourselves
speak with our hands
scribble with our minds.
Make, shape, build
add colors from inside.
Be
bolder than
we trust ourselves to be.
We share wisps of tender fear
kept hidden from view
like a shield of insecurity
tucked behind the ear.
Wary of those that come
with a look unfamiliar.
Remember
the power of the
impermanent paint
to include.
Lines drawn
to dare a crossing
or
to encircle all.
© Alicia Grimshaw 2017
Street art – Lisbon, Portugal
flashlight batteries - Ali Grimshaw 
The need that will not stop
the need to create for ourselves
speak with our hands
scribble with our minds.
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Kirsten, I appreciate your reflection. Love to you.
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Enjoying your creativity, always checking your site, always enthralled, joyfully thanks…..
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Thank you for reading and taking the time to share your thoughts. I appreciate it.
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This was beautiful!
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Thank you Ann. I always appreciate hearing from you.
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Absolutely beautiful! Love the lines …
“We share wisps of tender fear
kept hidden from view
like a shield of insecurity
tucked behind the ear”
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Thank you kindly for your reflection. I love to hear the words that resonate with others. Have a beautiful day.
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I’m a lover of street art- along with your writing is a wonderful creative mix.
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Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts.
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Oh Ali this is so moving, I love it
I’m going to work at being bolder than I trust myself to be
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Chere, you are an inspiration. Thank you for leading the way to boldness.
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Really wonderful.
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Thank you.
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WOW! I absolutely L-O-V-E street art. Now, thanks to you…I L-O-V-E street art with a few lines of prose alongside it. Thanks for sharing!!!
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Thank you for your response. I was so inspired by the street art in Lisbon I just needed to share.
Have a beautiful day.
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…and you as well.
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Lovely message and accompanying pictures!
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Thank you. I really enjoyed the challenge of writing as a reflection process.
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You’re welcome. Your enjoyment of the challenge comes through your writing.
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