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I offer my stories so we can find a way forward.
I don’t know the next steps,
But we can walk the dark path together.
Hold my hand and we’ll walk.
Toward what I’ve no idea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ll be together in our darkness,
Exploring, sharing, loving.
Knowing we’ll end up somewhere.
Together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take my hand.
Come with me so I know that I am not alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I offer my stories so we can heal our lonely hearts.
Together, may we finally be whole.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image Credit: “holding hands<\/a>” by\u00a0gem fountain<\/a>\u00a0is licensed under\u00a0CC BY-NC 2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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