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Getting Out Of My Own Way
It’s only been eleven months, just one month shy a year My “mustard seed” of little faith had balanced out my fear The riptides of anxiety were drowning me in doubt
By Earl W. Pearlabout a year ago in Poets
Defy Expectations
Don't think it's weird to be alone. The days of settling down are always quiet. Don't be afraid that you won't get a good result if you work hard. Being anxious in advance will only increase your burden. How do you know you can't do it before it's the end?
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a year ago in Poets
The Spark of First Love
In the tender glow of youth’s embrace, When hearts first quicken, finding their pace, A gaze that lingers, soft and shy,
By Taviii🇨🇦♐️about a year ago in Poets
You Deserve
Please listen to these words and take them to heart, Because you deserve better, you deserve to be heard, deserve to be seen and you deserve validation,
By Colleen Millsteed about a year ago in Poets
wear the world
The world does not wear purity And it adorns those who wear roughness And the world defiles purity And calls for betrayal
By Kisama Riyo about a year ago in Poets
Did you think you were rich?
A young man asked an old man about wealth, and he said: The haste of youth is a calamity The patience of youth is wealth
By Kisama Riyo about a year ago in Poets
A Resilient Spirit
There is no absolute fairness in the world. If you work hard, you may not succeed, but if you want to succeed, you must work very hard. Believe that no effort will be in vain and no sweat will be in vain. Precisely because there is no absolute fairness in the world, we need to continue to work hard to realize our dreams.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a year ago in Poets
Not a Word
I don’t care if it’s not a word I’m using it You heard If the antonym is real Then by god I’ll use anything that sounds right
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
Hacker
Rewriting the code To get rid of memories we hold Of times we scold Fearing the cheering of holidays And birthdays delight
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
You’re my Drug
You’re my my drug You’re my Dopamine dreams Raving romance Unimaginably uplifting Giddily giggling Together in the moonlight
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
Why Don't We Talk?
It turns out we lost. You didn’t ask and I didn’t tell. One person's alienation from another often begins with silence. When a person refuses to explain when faced with your questioning and doubts, the relationship has already turned sour.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a year ago in Poets
Cherishing Memories of the Past
There was something at the beginning, Let us remember it forever. There were once some people, It's hard for us to let go.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a year ago in Poets