Vanessa Dizon Alvarez Poems

You don't need to know the plan,
Just take today with open hand.
Not every step will feel secure,
But trust in Him—His love is sure.
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I'm not who I was, I've weathered the storm,
I've changed through the fire, reshaped every form.
I've carried the weight of betrayal and loss,
And learned that my peace comes at a cost.
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I wish I didn't see the cracks,
the silence stitched in whispered acts,
the tremor hiding in a smile,
the shadows trailing all the while.
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I've learned that plans may fall apart,
That dreams can crack a tender heart.
That not all wounds will mend with time,
And not all wrongs will turn to rhyme.
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When I first awoke to the world's gaze,
No one saw me—not in loving ways.
No worth was given, no name held dear,
Only silence wrapped around my fear.
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Christmas comes again once more,
The year turns like it has before.
I whisper prayers for swifter days,
That sorrow's fire may lose its blaze.
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Once in my life, a dream appeared,
It brushed away sorrow, the colors reared.
The hopes I carried, long concealed,
One sudden day, they were revealed.
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To God above, my soul gives praise,
For guiding me through shadowed days.
For every moment, quiet and bright,
Your love has been my guiding light.
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They told me stories I learned to believe,
Of bamboo groves and parents who leave.
That I was picked from silence and shade,
Not born of blood, but somehow made.
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I wonder what they see in me,
That makes them scoff so easily.
Some feel annoyed, some show disdain—
Yet I've done nothing to cause them pain.
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