The Real Me!!! Facts And Fictions

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I am me,  uniquely me 

I  like to be free

From encumberances 

Like  cares and thougts

Burdens of such magnitude 

I don't need them

I like to see myself 

As a child of nature 

Born  

Bred 

And nurtured 

By nature

 And though 

The  hard knocks 

Weigh me down

 I have friends 

Like you 

To help me 

Climb up 

Back again 

Meet  The  Real  Me! 

I  am  a  sucker  for  nature. I  spent  the  earliest  part  of  my  life  with  my lovely  grandma. That  is  to  say  I  lived  in  the  countryside  with  her. And  I  would  say  that  my life  was  shaped  quite  early  along  the  line  of  nature. 

If   you  truly  love  nature,  you  will  find  beauty  everywhere. 

I  could  be  mesmerized  by  the  sunset,  awed  by the gleaming stars in their numbers and raptured by the illumination of the the full moon. Nature is pure and innocent and I grew up thus, trusting, believing and investing in people.

At about age 10 and in an attempt to describe what I truly felt about nature, I discovered my way with words to hone my points. I discovered my ability to weave words,  knit them together to form a tangible whole. I  discovered....... Poetry

And to be frank with you,  I never did utilize that part of me efficiently   until steemit happened (would have been so tragic,  wouldn't it) . For the love of me! It has been wonderful on this platform called Steemit. I have met wonderful  friends like you @surpassinggoogle and many others.  It is indeed a rare privilege for me. 

I have grown from grandma's little girl into a woman and sometimes I  wish I never grew up. 

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are

You really need to be strong enough to weather the storms of life. Sometimes , they come hitting you from all directions and some other times, it's like calmness everywhere. I have weathered the storms but at times the pain refuses to go away .

My Relationships!!! 

I was in an abusive relationship for 12 years. I had married a man I loved so much. I must confess that I went to the moon and back for him. I tried so hard to salvage this my marriage but the harder I tried, the more abusive he became (I have a lot of scars to show for that but the most scared was my heart).  I am still searching for that innocent girl who gave her all to her man only to be tumbled down in the mud of life. Though I have moved out and moved  on and  alone with my two kids, the heart still beats in foolishness. 

Fool Fool heart

My Mistakes? 

Thinking that love alone was able to sustain a relationship of such magnitude.  What of values inculcated into me, virtues that would ever stand the test of time. Respect for people , dignity, patience, selflessness , hard work are all virtues of eternal value. 

If  I were to do it again, I  would choose values over love. I would identify all the bad signs and feelings from the onset and scram without as much as a backward glance. 

Fiction .....

A lot of people believe that my creative ability in penning poetic thoughts on love and relationships correspondingly translated to having a swell time loving and being loved . That's purely fiction. I am a lonely soul (but I thank God for my kids).  I am not seeking for love again because I feel I can't open myself to such a festering injury again . And honestly I am enjoying my little life the way it is. 

My Journey To Rediscovery!!! 

Actually started two months ago and I have @eurogee to thank for that. A man of no mean stature and intelligence. Here on steemit, I rediscovered who I really am and what I want to do for the rest of my life. I am so busy right now thinking of my subsequent  posts to have time dwelling on frivolities. 

I  want to use this opportunity to shout out to @Sweetestglo-eu who taught me and still is teaching me the use of markdown in my writing style . @smyle for making me evolve an analytic mind in commenting on his philosophical posts(oh how he makes me think and sweat), another one to @honourmaus who corrects my many mistakes and would always be there for me . I couldn't have done this without encouraging words from people like @adore-eu, @bob-elr, @jeanipearl, @sambsoneu and so many others too numerous to mention

The list would not be complete without specially mentioning @gbenga and @infovore,  my partners in progress. Now which menu would be perfect with out the desert. So on this note, I specially send lots of hugs and kisses to a man with a difference, a role model and my friend @surpassinggoogle. Thank you for this opportunity to be uninhibited and #untalented 

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