We are held
by unseen hands
family that came before
to hack through the wild
make a trail.
We are held
by their stories, mistakes
and courage. Rightness,
who is to blame
the tinted glasses we wear.
We are held
within their intentions
by the invisible imagination
of their hearts.
© Ali Grimshaw 2018
Inspired by this quote from Moorezart “We all carry, inside us, people who came before us.” ― David Mitchell, The Cloud Atlas
Photo from Pixabay
flashlight batteries - Ali Grimshaw 
Lovely! While I don’t think our ancestors stay to “guide” us I recognize their importance in paving the way before me
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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This is beautiful and conjures up thoughts and images of those I’ve loved long gone.
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That I could bring memories of those you’ve loved back to you makes me feel that my words are worthwhile. Have a wonderful weekend.
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Thanks Ali. You too.
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Very beautiful. “the tinted glasses we wear’ – wow, yes; great line, especially in This poem!
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Yes, the lenses passed on that we dont know we have on. Thanks for reading.
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So beautiful, and so true!
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Thank you Ann. Have a wonderful day.
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I have always believed this. I once wrote about how I touched my father, and his father, and through each of them and who they touched, and who they touched, and so on, I can imagine that I have touched the beginning of time. Beautiful Ali.
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It is mindblowing for me to think about all the generations I have come from and what they have contributed to my life. Thanks for letting me know that you can relate.
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Isn’t it a little, a LOT, incredible to think of all of the people we descend from…. and the times and lives they lived to get us here?
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Yes, all of the layers of contribution.
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We are held
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Thank you Kirsten. Have a beautiful Sunday.
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