I Love You, Get Up, Keep Going.

i love you until i can't look at you

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I’m not creating as much as I’d like.

Because I’m trying to predict my future mistakes.

My inner critic believes themself to be prophetic

“You’ve written about this person too many times,

Who in the world would want to keep a sculpture of a dumb cat?

If I were to attempt some editing,

Not a line would be worth keeping.”

If I’m not going to make anything,

I might as well smack myself upside the head.

Death of the author is meant to be metaphorical.

Just because it’s put out into the world doesn’t mean it’s meant to be published.

I could be completely wrong.

But it shuts my inner critic up when I think this,

So maybe it’s worth something.

Maybe when Van Gogh painted “Starry Night” he wasn’t thinking about anything.

Just taking in the view from his asylum and his paintbrush.

me. me when a poem says something ive felt before

What else can we do? Stay strong folks 💜

Unconditional love isn't a free pass to hurt me.

The Secret to Happiness

You will get just what you give,

and take what you recieve.

A lesson you will come to learn,

you never must deceive.

To be yourself, a humble gift,

a freedom for your mind.

But this is not true just for you,

this gift of being kind.

You must be kind to everyone,

as they are kind to you.

Treat others with only respect,

you'll be respected too.

If you're content to be yourself

and let others do the same,

it allows them to be happy too

and live without the shame.

It starts with just a simple thing,

to treat yourself with care.

And then it spreads to everyone,

a kindness we all share.

If you give what you expect,

you will get very far.

The secret to your happiness,

be kind to who you are.

- SMP 💜 (be kind, be you)

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