Standing in the spotlight
in the corner of my room
like a plant leaning to daylight
attempting to shed off all the gloom
I hear a voice say faintly
only you can change your you
I furrowed my brows strangely
and said OK, here's what I'm gonna do
Eliminate the baggage
toss out the phrases, can't and won't
Get a grip of understanding
the harm in never and in nope
Cut free the pieces of me hanging
caught up in braided doubt filled rope
Let go of the common slurs and nagging
that sabotages any hope
That I can be pulled out of the wreckage
better than who I was before
It's time to give the message
the new me is knocking down that door
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Comments (5)
Self sabbotage is not healthy. Powerful poem, Kelli!
Loved your work.
Nice! I really liked "caught up in braided doubt filled rope" - loved your poem, Kelli.
Positivity overload! Love it, Kelli!
Fist pump! Love this!!