{"product_id":"unashamed","title":"Unashamed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarry wrote this poem for a friend who was going through a hard time, while he was having a hard time himself. I worked with him to turn it into two prints, one with the poem and one with the standalone line ‘May you be the you that you need you to be.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth designs come in cream and chestnut. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA3 (297 × 420 mm) · Unframed · Printed in Leeds, UK, on 100% recycled, FSC-certified paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWords by Harry Baker. Artwork by Medley Design Studio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRead the poem below\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's not your job to make sure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eothers feel more comfortable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou need not dull your glow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein the hope they might see.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou need not water down your core\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto be more palatable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMay you be the you that you\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eneed you to be. Unashamed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe cannot help how others see us,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethough we may well try our hardest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow we see ourselves can free ourselves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto be ourselves regardless.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHome is where you can be open hearted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhether trapped or trapeze artists all\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecomes down to how we're harnessed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLet us decorate and garnish any\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereputations tarnished, despite it all\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI still fancy our chances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLet us not file away our edges in an effort\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto be smooth, when the records show\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe dents are how we get into the groove.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll that energy invested in the editing of you,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI hope one day you'll let it loose,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand let me be there when you do.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the moments when your guard slipped\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor a second or two, I could have sworn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI caught a glimpse and I saw heaven in you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnashamed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe do those closest to us a disservice,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eif we only ever let them see the small of us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf we can open up enough to let them get\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebeneath the surface, there's so much more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto love if we can show them all of us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe flaws in us. The force of us. The full-on\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eawe of us. The fine and coarse of us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fine print in the clause of us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCall it what you want, there's something\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecalling us. And I have caught enough of you\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto know that you're enough.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAny boxes they may try and stop you with.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInstead of building up a fort, let's make a rocket ship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll the best bits of your story are still yet to be unfurled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou are the caterpillar that becomes the butterfly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat flaps its wings to cause an earthquake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehalfway round the world, you are amazing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd if they try to rain on your parade,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003elet it remind you how much fun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eit is to party while it's raining.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMay you take up space\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand stay there\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunashamed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarry Baker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MedleyDesignStudio","offers":[{"title":"Chestnut Quote","offer_id":59069265674621,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Chestnut Full Poem","offer_id":59069265707389,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cream Quote","offer_id":59069265740157,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cream Full Poem","offer_id":59069265772925,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/9701\/4298\/files\/Maroon_Full_Poem.jpg?v=1794175847","url":"https:\/\/medleydesignstudio.myshopify.com\/products\/unashamed","provider":"MedleyDesignStudio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}