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The Blog Tag – The One Thing I’m Most Proud Of

04/04/201602/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Shego Boost

“I do not consider myself to be a great writer…but I try. Fortunately for me I’ve found this Facebook group called The Blog Tag. Their aim? To help those of us who struggle some with topics to help kick us into gear. I think it’s a fantastic idea.”

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When You Don’t Fit In

16/02/201602/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Poetry, Reflecting Inward

“You’re like a dandelion drifting
Drifting on a desert breeze”

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The Stranger

12/02/201602/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Poetry, Reflecting Inward

“She floated through existence
Neither here nor there – her backpack heavy
Always a bit of a loner”

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Die Vreemdeling (The Stranger)

11/02/201602/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Afrikaans, Poetry, Reflecting Inward

Vir jare het ek gewonder oor dit wat ek sien Ek het haar vir ‘n tyd nie herken nie Sy was ‘n vreemdeling   So jonk en bitter diep seer Die lewe het goed met haar geremoer Vir haar was […]

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Beauty Beyond Bounds

19/11/201507/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Poetry, Reflecting Inward

Glancing at the mirror Looking back at me Something I couldn’t fathom Something that was never me

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How To…

27/08/201502/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Poetry, Reflecting Inward

“Give her books to read
Tell her stories of old
Open her mind
Make her bold”

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Running on Empty

13/08/201502/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Poetry, Reflecting Inward

Thought I was going crazy Totally out of my mind Wafting through the haze That was my life Thought I had lost it The will to live Thought I wouldn’t make it I had no more to give

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Cinderella (A Modern Tale)

30/07/201502/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Poetry, Reflecting Inward

“She strives for greatness

A wounded bird smiling in hope”

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Thinking Out Loud

09/06/201509/06/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Opinion, Shego Boost

I feel it’s important to know who’s got my back. Been back-stabbed enough times to let it willingly happen again. So I choose my friends wisely and keep my unit intimate. It’s like my mom says, “You can be friendly with everyone, but not everyone is your friend”.

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Please Sir, Can I Have Some More?

07/05/201515/05/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Poetry, Reflecting Inward

Please Sir, can I have some more? More of your unrelenting trudgery As you frown upon my persistent existence. More of your salivatious envy Every time you look my way.

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