JOliver’s Twist

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Wait It Out My Love

Colleen Millsteed
JOliver’s Twist
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2 min readFeb 10, 2025

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A wooden heart caught in the crack of a rock.
Image courtesy Kranich17 on Pixabay

Patience is the lifesaver you never knew you needed!

When the going gets tough — hold on tight and wait it out,
Hang in there,
You’ll see, time and patience is all you need.

My love, you’ll watch yourself come apart,
You’ll watch as you shatter into a million pieces,
And there’ll be nothing you can do about it,
Nothing you can do to stop the destruction.

You’ll lose who you are — or, who you always thought you were,
Pieces will be scattered by the wind,
Lost in life’s pavement cracks,
Forever forgotten!

But on the other end of patience — you’ll find parts of yourself you never knew existed,
You’ll piece each shattered shard back until the new you rises from the ashes,
Forever cracked but no longer broken,
Stronger than you ever imagined possible!

You’ll save yourself — rediscover the precious pieces of you,
Guard your sanity, your heart, your strength,
And return to live once again!

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Colleen Millsteed
Colleen Millsteed

Written by Colleen Millsteed

Top Writer in Poetry. I’m a Finance Manager with a love of both numbers and words.

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