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She is broken. Sometimes selfish. Usually misunderstood. Maybe bipolar. Maybe antisocial. Loving. Busy. Tired and in need of some rest. Prone to lie. Believes in confession. Understands adultery. Famous and infamous. Messy. Alive. Loose. Frightened and fragile. Usually trembling. Addicted. Romantic. Her knees, bent. Her arms, folded. Starving. Laughing. Occasionally overfed. Dirty. Self-righteous. Desperate and longing. Tender. Reaching. Bedraggled. Rich but poor. Thirsty. Good. In pain. Brokenhearted. Knows murder. Backstabbed. Kicks and screams. Misrepresented. Patient. Loved. Foolish. Undeserving. Under-served. Beautiful. Human. To die for.

She is most likely one of us. I don’t know if I like her, but I’m learning to love her.

Surely God has a sense of humor to love people.

7 Comments:

  1. Anonymous said...
    bipolar. absolutely perfect. this is one of my favorite things you've written. well done.
    Rachel Chew said...
    thank you, seattle/seattleite.
    Anonymous said...
    yeah sometimes i imagine everybody having a little bubble over their heads that says 'save me'.
    Anonymous said...
    thank you rachel :)
    this is absolutely beautiful.
    i think what's awesome is that it doesn't end there.
    Anonymous said...
    -sam k
    Rachel Chew said...
    yew: with broken and ill fitted halos.

    sam: thank you. yes, that's true.
    Johnny said...
    ...beautiful...

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