Nothing.

by RoryIsAwesome

August 30, 2019

I left a shadow for some time

which disappeared but once was mine

I left my mark upon the earth

a temporary scar on dirt.

It's not about a permanence

it's in the actions that you take

it's making someone smile again

it's helping heal the hurt.

Remember not to be afraid

before you were, you weren't

you're only going back again

what's learned will be unlearned

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RoryIsAwesomeAug 30, 2019

<p>Also tried this version but am unsure which was better. 'Helping heal the hurt' seems corny.</p><p> </p><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">I left a shadow for some time</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">which disappeared but once was mine</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">I left my mark upon the earth</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">a temporary scar on dirt.</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">It's not about a permanence </div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">it's in the actions that you take</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">it's making someone smile again</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">it's recognising your mistakes.</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Remember not to be afraid</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">before you were, you weren't</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">you're only going back again</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div><div style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">what's learned will be unlearnt.</div>

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