Feel Unique

Way too many people

waste precious life

feeling small.

I hope you are not one.

We are born

with tabula rasa—

a clean slate.

But as we grow,

we develop motivations

and want to rise

in the socioeconomic

hierarchy.

If we achieve those,

we are happy.

If not—

hell breaks loose.

"I am not good enough"

becomes catastrophic.

It spawns self-hatred—

an inferno worse

than rust

The world look dark.

You talk cynically,

So, don’t feel small.

Credit yourself

for the effort you put in,

while staying true

to yourself.

Why compare with others

when your platter

is different?

Be proud of yourself.

Wear the amulets

of kindness and gratitude—

and feel unique.

Not small, not big,

just one of a kind.

Remember—

your emotional well-being

is your onus.

Work on it.

Don’t waste life

in self-pity.