I am through with being rude,
Because it does me NO good;
I am finished with floating around,
Since it does damages to my background;
I am done with pleasing everyone,
The reason is simple,
I don’t always have fun;
I have enough of running into a blind valley,
Tigers and snakes are barring me from continuing my journey!
It’s time for me to rise above
the ordinary stuff
so that I am rewarded with authentic love
and become intellectually tough!
Did you see
and agree?
sometimes we need to be little bit selfish
in order to focus on what we could accomplish;
if you admit me a wish,
then I will have to narrow down my desires,
be true
and be specific
in order to catch the fish!
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Poetry Potluck (Beaches and Mountains)
Jingle Nozelar 
Wow! This is very poignant. Every poet has a different style, which infuses the words in their poems with life, music.
With the love of your father, education and family, your poetry will surpass your imagination.
This line, “sometimes we need to be little bit selfish” is very true
Beautiful words- wonderful writing!
Gerardine Baugh
My poetry Path (in progress)
http://gerardinebaughpoetry.wordpress.com/
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Greetings:
When you appreciate someone else’s work with genuine interest and impressive wit, you have reached the stars around the Mars.
Grandest wishes for your success in future poem compositions and other career ambitions!
You are the best.
Jingle
lol this was cool Ji, I particularly like your rhythm its always bang on, this was a good form of poetry and totally enjoyable….
what an incredible man you are, always positive and upright about others’ work,
Bless your heart!
that must have been an awesome experience when you heard that poem more than a decade later.
i loved this poem of yours and agree to it.
Trisha,
Life has many lessons,
one learns,
it may not make sense to young people, but it costs to be too stubborn sometimes.
thank you for reading it.
you are very sweet and thoughtful!
Very nice imagery. I love the line of needing to be selfish at times.
Mine is here. http://razzamadazzle.wordpress.com/2010/10/10/assateague-beach/
Beautifully said Jingle and I truly believe that authentic love is what makes us better people. Well penned my friend xx
You are right. Sometimes, you have to save yourself before saving others, because if you cannot save yourself, who will save the others? Very thought provoking poem. Here’s mine
http://thelunaticsdiary.blogspot.com/2010/10/wimderfehl-and-lovelorn.html
…sometimes we need to be little bit selfish
in order to focus on what we could accomplish;…
…Truth…definitely felt.
A lovely, simple (but not simplistic) poem – time to rise above ordinary stuff… woohoo, yes! time to shine!
Sweet and soft Jingle. Liked it.. thanks for sharing..
जय दुर्गा जी, जय काली माँ
Jai Durga ji, Jai Kali Ma
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always the big sister you are with lots of advice that all of us could learn from..
Every woman has felt this, my friend…to bad they don’t all come to the same conclusion!
This was written from a place of power. Yes, there are times when we definitely have to be selfish…
Ji, if you find out how not to be a people-pleaser, let me know! The lesson of a life time.
how not to be a people pleaser?
easy,
say things opposite of what you say, keep everyone away…
just kidding!
it is a matter of politeness.
we have to respect and give individual space to people, of course, we may disagree, but we can never force or impose our opinion to others, thus, we say positive things, to please others…
which is cool not that bad, better than say negative things, agree?
hey,
this so cool, loved your work.
the topic urged me to have a look at it. (not knowing it was your poem) 🙂
Belatedly here for potluck, Ji. But so pleased to arrive and to such a piece as this. There is always such good wordplay from you and a core of wisdom and common sense (really unCommon!), that it becomes a real treat. Nice work. Thanks.
I like the discussion of “rising above.” 🙂