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UNDERTHEGARGOYLES
Anthem for you
By Kimberly Gaubault (McCrae)
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DUKEMAGAZINE.duke.edu
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I understand that on some days you will nurse lonely you will argue with mirror swallowing distorted images telling yourself that you are not this kind of ugly you will select colors that say “available” and draw on a face that will make you believe that the last one who doubted your beauty was both blind and stupid I fear that in those moments you will forget in the middle of lonely is one you are the one who has overcome insurmountable obstacles maybe not the same as mine but they were your mountain to climb and you climbed it scaled it to peak and met thin air but thickened resolve you a perfectly shaped masterpiece with flaws and failures that make you irreplaceable you are not the catch line to a phrase nor the chorus to the latest song you are a bridge a bridge the bridge the connection between a broken yesterday and a whole tomorrow you will never pass this way again and you are glad about it and this way will miss you will covet your strong stance and your sturdy stride as they will try to pull you back will not know why but will try nonetheless and you will NOT let them you will keep walking will not expend energy on running
