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The Kindest Thing You’ll Ever Do

"Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn’t know before you learned it." — Maya Angelou

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Ryan Puusaari
Jul 17, 2025
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I threw out the shirt
I wore the day everything went sideways.

Like fabric could hold memory
better than I could.

I scrubbed the kitchen sink
like redemption came in lemon-scented foam.
Paid bills on time.
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