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RUSH TO CONQUER
They're painful-
those moments
of humility
A difficult discovery
of vulnerability,
can ambush
like a New England summer storm
Bursts of concern
take hours to calm,
and negotiate
between proof and anxiety
Inflection sets
the narrative now,
as reasoning
grapples furious with nerves
As terrible thoughts
spill a glass half-full,
cautious drops of resolution
rise slow
Mental claims are exclaimed
defiant to strife,
conquering cavalries
of opposition to come
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