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My dear,

Take caution,

Of those who take,

Through the core shun,

Who take the time,

To see the angelic you,

The dear one,

So that they,

Can cost you dear,

To take and control,

All of you,

As you seek for their seal,

Of approval,

A thing,

They wield as weapon,

So take caution,

Of the core shun,

My dear.

If I am a house, it is built of love, and the floor is my faith in who I am. Your cynicism ate away at the walls and hit the floor until one day it cracked. The perfect house everyone knew and loved fell completely. Recovery was the biggest challenge I have ever achieved, and only possible because I love my family, community and nature. I rebuilt my house, a brick at a time; I put in new floors and polished them to a homely brown. There are times I still find that there is a brick missing here and there, or perhaps the floor needs bringing back to a shine, but I made it.