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I've Got Myself to Lean On: A Gratitude Poem

A gratitude poem on the highs and lows that quietly shape you — and the self-trust that grows when you finally see they were always on the same team.

A gratitude piece, written on a day when both the highs and the lows looked, finally, like they had been on the same team the whole time.

Grateful for the highs

Grateful for the lows

Happy that I’ve grown

And gone through the flows,

Phases, and paths

That have shaped me

To be here now, it goes fast

No longer dwelling on the past

And next time I fall

It won’t be so hard

I’ve got myself to lean on

The most useful person to learn how to lean on is the one who never has to leave the room.

— JTC

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New verses, twice a month. No spam — just words built to linger.