I see you.
I see you grinding
another day, battered
and exhausted
refusing to stop.
I see your fists,
swollen and split
knuckled; dripping
with the quit
you beat to the ground.
I see you,
your tired eyes,
bloodshot from blinking
against the grains
of you’ll never be enough,
swirling sandstorms
across your vision.
I see you,
beat down
and getting back up.
I see you,
the fight in you,
and it is ferocious.
I see you,
the heart of you,
and it is breathtaking.
I see you,
the soul of you,
and it is magnificent.
I see you,
all of you,
and you are fucking beautiful.
© Nicole Lyons 2016
Nicole Lyons 
That was awesome
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Thank you, Mick. I see you ❤
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Damn Nicole this is tremendous! Just so damn good all the time. I loved it
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❤
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Why can’t I ever think of things like this to say. That’s powerful stuff. Bravo
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Reblogged this on Sudden Denouement Literary Collective and commented:
I don’t know how you do it Nicole. Brilliant!
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Thank you
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There are so many people I would say this to, if only I could find the words. Thank you, Nicole, for finding them.
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Reblogged this on cabbagesandkings524 and commented:
If this fits you, read it over and over until it sinks in.
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Absolutely loved this!!! You speak our language that we don’t have the words for.
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So effing badass!!! This is a war cry Nicole. I loved it! Reminded me of American Ultra for some reason.
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Wow! Thanks for that, a war cry, love it.
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💕
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this is f-ing beautiful!!! 🙂 🙂
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Reblogged this on Sister site for "Life Through Socially Constructed Lenses" and commented:
Nicole Lyons reminding me I might have a pulse today. But I certainly have a heart. Frozen… But here. ❤
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