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Motivate

Instigate the Motor

By Thor Grey (G. Steven Moore)Published 5 years ago 1 min read

Motivate

8/12/11

To be happy,

To be sad,

To have no words,

To describe your

State of mind.

To go on,

To leave it behind,

To forgive,

But not forget.

To remember.

In order to do

Anything, you need,

Motivation,

The feeling behind it,

The drive.

I need some of that,

Some urge to do something.

Not just in the moment,

But all the time;

Every moment.

I want to move on,

But I have none.

I need to make a new life,

But I don’t sense it.

I want a better beginning.

This story of my life,

The pages aren’t done.

Too much improv.

Too much of it on my own.

Need some motivation.

I need a moment

To think about

What I really want,

What I need,

What I feel.

To live,

To love,

To lead a life,

To learn more,

One needs motivation.

Without it,

You can’t be better;

You are just here,

Being you and nothing more,

Without any advancement.

But what does that matter anyway?

To move on ahead,

Is society’s ruling, not mine.

I might not like it here,

But what if further down the road is worse?

Lengthy life leads

To boring business.

Cannot get out of the groove

And make your own music,

Make your own life.

So say, you are motivated,

To do something.

Make it worthwhile.

Lead a life of grandeur in

Your own mind, not someone else’s.

Motivate others.

Let them lead too.

It’s okay to follow sometimes;

When you enable another to live,

You enable yourself as well.

We are all here together,

Whether we realize or not,

We are all neighbors.

Let everyone live and die

Of their own accord.

We can only do

To our human limit.

So motivation pushes it,

Move on with life,

And live.

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About the Creator

Thor Grey (G. Steven Moore)

Since 1991, this compassionate writer has grown through much adversity in life. One day it will culminate on his final day on Earth, but until then, we learn something new every day and we all have something to offer to others as well.

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