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She did not have the capacity for such understanding before true love met her halfway and built a home inside her heart. Before she could finally feel compassion for others before annoyance. Before she refused to take anything personally. But now, she knows the truth. She is not who she always thought she was; flesh, bone, blood, sorrow. 

She could feel the expansion in real time; a new roominess within her ribs where the faintest flicker of light kept safe all these years finally has a chance to spark, igniting a fire through her five senses and beyond. Tingles travel her nervous system, lighting the way to the only knowledge that matters. 

She is a conduit of love. 

- Still, Between