Inspiring the Works of Valerie Jean
Romance for Real Life
Valerie Jean
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Unpacking a backpack
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≻: Unpacking a backpackThe backpack from the pastHid in a corner til at long lastShe purged it from her roomLike a memory she’d…
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Beyond Breathing
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≻: Beyond BreathingI need a walk in the woods. Some time outside in the warm sun.A chance to believe there is still…
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Romantic Checklists
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≻: Romantic ChecklistsWhy do I measure my day by checks on a list?I should count the smiles, laughs, and grins.The hugs and…
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Just To Be
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≻: Just To BeSometimes the weight of the world and the why me’s are just too much;So heavy and disorienting, I don’t know…
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The Rollercoaster Ride of Motherhood
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≻: The Rollercoaster Ride of Motherhood“Have kids,” they said. “It’ll be fun.” What they didn’t add is that it would be a rollercoaster of self-doubt,…
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The Romance of Responsibility
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≻: The Romance of ResponsibilityIt feels sometimes like there’s no reliefNo way to grow, but no way to leave.The duties tend to drag me…
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The Romance of Getting the Word Out
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≻: The Romance of Getting the Word OutIn this day and age of instant gratification and globalization, if you don’t spread the word about events going on,…
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Homecoming
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≻: HomecomingIf I’ve ever seemed stand off-ish, Or just like I’m lost in space, It’s because I feel so freaking awkward…
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Rediscovering Hope
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≻: Rediscovering HopeJust when I start to lose hope and drive, I come to this place that’s like paradise. Where the humans…
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Not Always a Fight
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≻: Not Always a FightThey say some days aren’t your days…Well some years aren’t my years,And haven’t been for six years straight.Drowned by so…