{"id":1936,"date":"2023-08-20T19:26:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T19:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/choosingme.co.ke\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2023-11-24T13:48:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T13:48:43","slug":"i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/choosingme.co.ke\/index.php\/i-do\/","title":{"rendered":"The vow: I do."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here I am.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Once again looking over myself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Is it with pity or rage that I find myself brimming with tears, that have long lost its meaning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Look around, what do you see?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Swiftly turn your gaze, there, don&#8217;t break contact. This is who we attract.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Shame, disgust, let&#8217;s run far away.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It&#8217;s not supposed to be this way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Remember, we made a pact, to never detach from those eyes. It&#8217;s a fact that we cannot escape. With all the pain and injustice inflicted on us, how is it that the biggest apology we&#8217;re owed is from our own, self?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We promised to be more tender, no more childlike benders. We deal with it, all of it. Even if we break, we still don\u2019t hate. We promised! Remember?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We mourn for a could have been memory but never burn, our very own future history.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So why, why are we here yet again?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This cycle, is it now our lover? Deep rooted in our blood, will we never break from this rut?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Is the only way out death?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Death to self or death to life? Careful we don\u2019t mix the two. Even if no one will miss us too. For the inner child cry, this time let&#8217;s say I do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I do, I do life, I do pain, I do hate, I do grace, I do fail, I do pray. I do. For you, each and every day I do. Let the tears fall, let our hearts call,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Love You.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here I am. Once again looking over myself. Is it with pity or rage that I find myself brimming with tears, that have long lost its meaning. Look around, what do you see? Swiftly turn your gaze, there, don&#8217;t break contact. This is who we attract. Shame, disgust, let&#8217;s run far away. 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