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You never wish on shooting stars. You wish on the ones that have the courage to shine where they are.

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Andrea Gibson
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: August 13
Poet
Calais
Maine
Andrew Gibson
Shining
Poetry
Courage
Ones
Stars
Wish
Inspirational
Shine
Never
Shooting

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But whatever However Whenever this ends I want you to know That right now I love you forever
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I write because it is while I'm writing that I feel most connected to why we're here. I write because silence is a heavy weight to carry. I write to remember. I write to heal. I write to let the air in. I write as a practice of listening.
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Love is like sunshine. Sometimes you have to get burned to know you were there. I want to know that I'm here.
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