The lies we tell
Secret untrue thoughts of the inner truth withheld.
Deep, deep in the depths within our unfathomable beings
Deep, deep down, where no one sees or hears our souls
There is that aching yearning to be the best at everything
The best of everyone, king or queen of the entire world
Superficially, you may perchance hear me say
Congratulations on being chosen as the best of us
A toast to you being the awesomely awesome best of us
I wish you all the best that life can lovingly offer to you
Yet, deep down inside that scheming aforementioned soul
Jealousy rages. It should be me, why is it not me
Receiving all the fancy praise, the wealth and accolades
I remember the little ditty from when I was little
Oh! Such a very long, long time ago 'I WAS LITTLE'
"Good, better, best
never let it rest,
til your good is better
and your better best"
I really try to do my very, very best
Yet you always seem to do my better
Better than I can do my very, very best
The secret thoughts of our inner, inner thoughts
We withhold, while spurting lies with fake smiles,
Seething thoughts of aberrant, fantastically clever ways
With murderous idiosyncratic thoughts and tendencies
Voiced to the wind, blown like smoke to distant clouds
Then I recall that wise insightful excerpt from "Desiderata'
"If you compare yourself with others
you may become vain and/or bitter
for always, there will be greater
and lesser persons than yourself ".
Truth be told, vain and or bitter are never quite far away
Dogmatically, insistently, they hover rather peremptorily
I rather think the answer to this perfunctory superficial dilemma
Is to find the thing at which I am truly the best at doing
And do the good......the better......the best.......
The darndest best that I can do!
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Novel Allen
You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. (Maya Angelou). Genuine accomplishment is not about financial gain, but about dedicating oneself to activities that bring joy and fulfillment.
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Very well written with feelings I believe most of us have. left a heart and a comment.
This piece evokes such familiar and insightful emotions for me. I am one of those people who always wants to be better, do better and get better. Its always a good reminder to stop comparing yourself to others because you don't know their struggle as they also don't know yours.
Wonderful and wise words! Truthful and brilliant. Well-done!
it's a thought-provoking and introspective piece....
There is so much truth in this! Brilliant work!
I get excited when a story I read get top story cause it mean I got good taste in reading . π I found a topic , I know much about and write about them. Itβs like life. You just got to find your nitch and keep doing your best . Your readers recognize your talent. Expressing your feeling well in your poem is certainly a talent. I enjoy your creations πππ
Very good... Thank you for your words of wisdom!!!
Heyyy my dear Novlet! I totally agree with you on this one. Instead of comparing ourselves with others, we should just focus on ourselves and give the best we can. Our best may not at all be close to another person's best and I think it's important to know that it is okay π₯°
This is all kinds of dark and introspective but we all feel like this at times..but it feels hopeful. Thanks very much for sharing - I liked it a lot! π€ππ«
Fabulous!!! Love this!!!
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This is amazing! It's very deep and well written! Well done!
Amazing, deep and introspective poem. I can easily see this being turned into a tautogram for the challenge. But I have no clue which letter would be best, perhaps "D".