Happy Before and After - Sept. 5, 2025

Gary Hunter
Sep 4, 2025
1 min read

I am happy now in a different

way than I was then

swapping Kool-Aid

for mango smoothies

smiles and handshakes

for hugs

replacing family and a few friends

with feeling and expressing love

exchanging the bliss of ignorance

to accept who I am

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