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Battling Old Ghosts

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March 21, 2013

New faces, new voices, familiar tones..
They stir old ghosts.
Ghosts I long thought gone.
Ghosts long thought battled and vanquished.
They dance with fear.
They play with assumptions.
They bring with them old faces, old voices, old uncomfortable tones.
They float like masks over the new faces, the new voices.
They bring their smokey whispers.
"You're stupid."
"You don't know any better."
"You're not listening."
"You have to be responsible for everyone's emotions."
"You're not smart enough to think for yourself."
"You'll never understand."
"You have to change for everyone, even if you know it's wrong."
"You're afraid of everything."
"You're ugly."
"You'll never be good enough."
"You are not allowed to hold your beliefs, your values."
"You know, everyone is out to get you, to force you."
"You will always be afraid and act from that fear."
I breathe them out, like fire, in clouds of smoke and ash.
I breathe the old ghosts from off the new faces,
From out of my heart and my mind.
And I welcome this battle.

-CCR
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Omnicenos's avatar
So long as you're willing to face them... they may never fully go away, but at least you can deal with them.