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I would scale any mountain, Ford any cold river, Spend any night sleepless with you In order just to tell you in ways words cannot express That you are not alone, that we are in this together. But I would also leave you, Alone, To fight the battles you are strong enough to fight on your own Whether you think you are strong enough or not. I would even shove you away to make sure you still have the reflex to stand back up. And this would be making love, By making challenges, Even small bo

This is poem of love.

I am not what you expect, But I am no alternative. I do not live for the world's approval. I am dignity. There is no other. I am your clearest thoughts. I am decisive action. I am irrefutable sense. I am like the gazelle, softly, strongly moving over rough terrain. As we chase, in great bounds haunches flex and hurl me forward- Yet in the calm, cool shade, this hide is supple, these steps are light- Dignity. I am protective mother, I am fiercer than any storm gale, My freedom is no lack of

We often talk about pride. A non-ego-enflaming element of pride is dignity. How do we dignify ourselves? How do we dignify others?