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Addie Gerlach
- Sep 4
- 1 min
Poem
The moon smiled at me today Her little smirk Her little wink Peeking from behind her coarse black mane Swept to the side like stage...
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Addie Gerlach
- Aug 22
- 1 min
Diffidence
Look away don’t stay in a hurry No play No time we gotta progress Forward forward no time to pause pass quickly maybe they won’t see our...
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Addie Gerlach
- Aug 4
- 1 min
Worthy
When I believe the lie that I Am Unworthy, Who benefits? When I am unworthy I work I care (Too much) I give beyond what I can give Which...
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Addie Gerlach
- Aug 4
- 1 min
Untitled
Nervous system, remember this: You have safe people. You are loved. You are not alone in this life.
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Addie Gerlach
- Jul 17
- 2 min
Manifesto
Anorexia has stolen my life The pursuit to be thin An ever-elusive dream A number on the scale A size tag on my jeans It stole my...
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Addie Gerlach
- Mar 9
- 1 min
Untitled
If we pretend it didn’t happen If we hope it didn’t exist If we sweep it under the rug If we hide it, make it twist We look the other way...
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Addie Gerlach
- Jan 19
- 1 min
Two
Before Empty Scarcity Closed Trapped Lacking Restriction After Full Abundance Open Free Enough Permission
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Addie Gerlach
- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
A Million Pieces
The small, white crystals blanket what used to be with a new sheet of clean. The light reflects from the sun to the moon to the snow to...
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Addie Gerlach
- Nov 30, 2022
- 1 min
Thank you for imagining.
On this side of suffering, I know there were people praying all along. there were people imagining freedom. His timing is perfect. there...
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Addie Gerlach
- Oct 23, 2022
- 1 min
He is in the wandering
Protected by the lamb’s blood Protected from the plagues Freed from the grip of Pharaoh Given a way to get away Led thru the sea on dry...
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Addie Gerlach
- Sep 20, 2022
- 2 min
Like a River Glorious
Our brains are meaning makers. As a friend of mine calls it, our brains are dumb computers. Blinky Brains. They follow code, finding the...
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Addie Gerlach
- Sep 5, 2022
- 4 min
A Little Story
Imagine you visit a friend one day for coffee. Maybe at a coffee shop, maybe with their children or pet. Now imagine that as you sit down...
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Addie Gerlach
- Aug 28, 2022
- 2 min
Please Imagine.
On this side of suffering, so often I hear “I can’t imagine what you’re going thru. I can’t imagine how hard it must be to be apart from...
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Addie Gerlach
- Jul 19, 2022
- 1 min
Safe (2022)
The sun warms my back as the small bucket swings in one hand. Baby Calvin steadies himself through the tall grass holding onto my other...
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Addie Gerlach
- Jun 3, 2022
- 2 min
Dear 10-Year-Old Addie
You are about to embark upon some of the hardest years of your life. Spoiler alert: you’ll be getting married in ten years. Yes, he’s out...
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Addie Gerlach
- May 7, 2022
- 1 min
He goes before
He goes before me and He follows close behind. He shows me the path and keeps me safe. He prepares the way before I even knew there would...
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Addie Gerlach
- Apr 26, 2022
- 1 min
3.
Today I ate all the food groups with no fear. I packed my lunch and then ate an orange because there was an extra and I was still hungry....
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Addie Gerlach
- Apr 15, 2022
- 2 min
God is here to meet you
(This was originally posted on Good Friday 2018.) The anxiety increases as I think through all the things. So many on which to focus,...
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Addie Gerlach
- Apr 6, 2022
- 1 min
20 weeks
140 days. 5 months. Half a pregnancy. 20 weeks. 20 Mondays 20 Tuesdays 20 Wednesdays 20 Thursdays 20 Fridays 20 Saturdays 20 Sundays. A...
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