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Lose to love

January 6, 2026
By Casswrites101 BRONZE, Maricopa, Arizona
Casswrites101 BRONZE, Maricopa, Arizona
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Favorite Quote:
The closure you want isn’t always the closure you need.


I never knew

In order to fully love I had to lose—

Lose myself.

Lose others.

But flip the coin,

And find who I am.

find those who I need.

Who’d care enough to chose me

I never knew it could be

So beautiful to lose

But gain more to love.


The author's comments:

what inspired me to write this is growing up we lose a lot of things but gain so much from the lost. But it’s important to see the positive from the loss.


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on Jan. 20 at 11:02 pm
KayZ-doodle20 BRONZE, Ogden, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

This is so true, so relatable, so sweet. I love this. I love how it's so simple yet so descriptive. Excellent.