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Steppin’ Out Into the Light

Steppin’ Out Into the Light

The past had made me blind

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Bob Metivier
Jun 30, 2023
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A Villanelle on Healing

Steppin’ Out Into the Light — AI Image by Robert G Metivier, using Adobe Firefly beta, 2023
Steppin’ Out Into the Light — AI Image by Robert G Metivier, using Adobe Firefly beta, 2023

The past had made me blind,
It taught me not to see, 
Steppin’ out into the light.
 
They kept me right in line, 
It hurt too much to see, 
The past had made me blind. 

Mystery I did find 
Trapped within this grief,
Steppin’ out into the light.

Much t…

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