Spent – Overcoming Fear and Self-Destruction
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This poem is my way of attempting to crawl out of this funk I feel so stuck in lately. Sometimes it’s hard to persevere when we aren’t achieving our goals as quickly as we had imagined.
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Can You See Me? – Fighting Anxiety
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Why do I put on makeup? Why do I stay silent when I have things to say? Ultimately, the answer is fear. It can be really hard to overcome such fears…
Refill – Coping With Burnout
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What do you do to refill your soul when you’re burnt out?
Fighting Through The Facade
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In the fight to be unique and to be ourselves, we should try to use our emotions to propel us forward. After all, emotions are there to guide us and propel us into growth.
Rainy Days
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Every time it rains, it’s as if my body is finally able to calm down. It’s as if rain is the universe’s way of telling me I’m not as alone as I may feel.
Vodka Thoughts – Expressing Ourselves
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Once I realized I was doing a terrible job of listening to and standing up for others, I realized it was because I wasn’t listening to or standing up for myself or my values either.
The Business of Change
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Have you ever felt the need to separate yourself from a toxic person? Or maybe you’ve wished you could change a family member, friend, or boyfriend/girlfriend whose values simply don’t align with yours anymore?
As I Sat Alone – The Extrovert Ideal
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Society tends to make us feel like there’s something wrong with retreating or distancing ourselves from the world at times. It’s that extrovert ideal again.
Party Lines of Separation
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Republicans, Democrats, we’re all the same DNA yet we forget that just .1 percent makes us different. How do we recognize the similarities…
Fitting In
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I never felt I fit in and I always wondered why…
It’s Ok to be an Introvert
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Extroverts rule society’s assumptions about behavior because of their natural confidence. It doesn’t help that introverts tend to avoid conflict whenever possible. As a result, we are made to believe we must be outgoing and overly confident to gain success.
Lost at Sea
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I’m lost at sea, in a sea of myself. There’s no-one to find me, no-one who can help.
The Write Through Life
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When I write through life, my mind is made clear…
You
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Looking at you feels like looking at the moon. Just as it lights the dark sky, you light mine…
Reflections of the Universe
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Have you ever read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho? It is a story that was created to explain how nature and everything in it are all various forms of one spirit: the spirit of the universe.
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