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Janaury 15th, 2026
by Emma Robinson
If the heart could already remember,
There is no journey... only the knowing.
Self-worth is here,
A quiet flame within.
There is nothing to seek,
No one to chase,
There is no part to play to feel whole.
Let go of the reaching,
Of holding what does not stay.
Connections drift like clouds
And when you shrink to fit,
You disappear.
People speak with borrowed tongues,
Telling you only what echoes back.
But those with soft hearts
We move toward the sound
Even when it wounds.
We forget our edges,
Give away our roots,
Becoming mirrors for pain
That was never ours to keep.
But the moment you turn inward
See yourself as full as sky
You return.
You stop breaking to be loved.
You stop asking
For someone else to tell you who you are.
Your worth
Is not built –
It is.
Rough edges are sacred,
Scars are songs,
And the universe lives
Inside your stillness.
When you see this
Truly see
No one can take from you again.
You glow.
You become the sun.
You are free.
You are magic,
Unfolding in the now.
And those who find you there
Will rise with you
Not to fill your cup,
But to dance in its overflow.
You are enough.
Eternally.
About the Poet
Emma Robinson resides in Aldgate, South Australia, Australia.
Read the poet's biography and Wax Poetry and Art publications
on Emma Robinson's Artist Page.
This poem is also featured in Comet #7, published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library.
Keywords: motivation, joy
Previously published in Australia Poetry Magazine:
Spirit
by Cheryl Vaughan
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