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    Lovely Seeds: A Walk Through the Garden of Our Becoming
    Lovely Seeds: A Walk Through the Garden of Our Becoming
    Lovely Seeds: A Walk Through the Garden of Our Becoming
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    Lovely Seeds: A Walk Through the Garden of Our Becoming

    By R. H. Swaney

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    R. H. Swaney brings a depolarizing voice to the poetry world with this debut collection. Amongst the topics of mental health, self-love, and social progress, readers will find a soft but powerful voice that uncovers the beauty that exists inside of all of us.

    Examining life and its circle from seed to withering to regrowth, the thought-provoking nature of this collection will bring readers to a place of self-exploration, reflection, and a deeper understanding of their place in the world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCentral Avenue Publishing
    Release dateNov 1, 2018
    ISBN9781771681490
    Lovely Seeds: A Walk Through the Garden of Our Becoming

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      Book preview

      Lovely Seeds - R. H. Swaney

      SEED

      The peaceful places in our heads we yearn to exist in are

      where we find the seeds of our becoming.

      WEATHER TALK

      I wish we could talk about our hearts like we talk about

      the weather, because whether or not we are okay is more

      important than the chance of rain.

      The condition of our brains is more important than the

      amount of snow, more important than the direction

      the wind blows.

      Imagine, for a minute, a severe-weather warning system

      for the storms in our heads. It tells us when clouds are

      forming above each other, allowing us to be there at the first

      flash of lightning and crack of thunder.

      APPOINTMENTS

      There is no shame in seeing a therapist to empty the contents

      of your brain to analyze the pieces more closely.

      Keep the appointments.

      Keep pursuing the sanity you deserve.

      THE VOICES IN OUR HEADS

      I see you whisper to yourself.

      I watch you softly move your mouth when no one else is

      around as if you are singing a psalm.

      You walk the same road every single day to the same bench

      where you pass the time.

      Some days when I see you walking

      and hear you loudly talking,

      I’d like to believe that you are scolding the demons that

      haunt your delicate mind.

      Other days I feel a peace resonate from your bones.

      I know there are wars waging in your head,

      but your outer self maintains a sense of calm.

      Don’t we all talk to ourselves?

      Yet, we choose to keep it inside.

      We all have those wars,

      just some of us deal with them differently.

      What matters most is that we all keep breathing,

      for our breath is the outcome of our will to keep living.

      Isn’t there victory here? I believe there is.

      WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS, TOGETHER

      If you want to curl up in a ball and lie on the kitchen floor,

      I’ll curl up next to you ’til you don’t feel that way anymore.

      Don’t apologize for being sad.

      You can’t help what happens inside your own head.

      If you want to spend the day just lying in bed, I’ll lie next to

      you ’til you’re happy again.

      FEEBLE ADVICE FROM WELL-INTENTIONED FRIENDS

      You cannot run from what is haunting you

      if what plagues you comes from within.

      It hurts when they tell you to just relax,

      because you know your brain doesn’t work that way.

      You wouldn’t tell the tree to be like the flower,

      or the flower to be like the tree.

      So why do they think it’s that easy?

      —I apologize for the ones who have minimized your pain.

      WHAT WE SEE BEFORE WE SLEEP

      We find serenity in

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