the reward system of society
that makes you ask yourself
“am i good enough?”
because they didn’t compliment
you in your accomplishment.
when will we stop wondering
if what we do is enough
in order to feel satisfied?
humankind is not so kind.
welcome to reality,
where you can tell
people are envious
through their silence.
i just wanted to let you
know that i find your
darkness beautiful
and if no one tells you
that what you did is great
but you feel happy within,
then that’s all that matters.
cause you carry the stars in your hands.
Love this!!
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Thanks love!!
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Amazing as always love , you are going to rule this year i swear to you . Keep up the great work !! Sooo proud of you !
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Thank you very much!
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beautiful… I loved it… I should hang this on my wall!
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OMG!!!!!! *hides face*
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Maybe I’ll have my friend make it into a print she is crafty… then at the bottom I’ll put your name 😉
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*gasp* literally squealing!!! If you do that please send me a photo!!!!
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yes absolutely. of course my requests are always weeks behind non friend customers but I will send you pics 😀
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Girl!! I’m just so freaking honored that you even want to do this!!!
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Thank you so much!!
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This is so pretty, I love it. This sort of poetry is so important to me, because it is the poets voice raised against the harms of society.
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Thanks so much Tiana ❤
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I can’t wait for you to publish!! I promise I am going to be your first buyer! I sooo love your poetry!
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Ahhhhhh!!!!!! Thank you sooooooo much!!!!!!
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❤
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It does belong on a wall… where it can be read every morning to give power for every day ahead! ❤ Love this!
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You ladies are way too good. Thanks love xoxo
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Amazing!
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Thank you so much ❤
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Those are some beautiful lines, Gretchen!
“humankind is not so kind” – this line is amazing! 💜
Always loved you poetry. 🙂
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Thank you love. Means a lot to me. ❤
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You’re very welcome! 🙂
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See! This.. this is what I love. You are amazing with words. You can easily move me and touch on so many personal levels with so few lines. Girl ❤
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All your wonderful words move me so much. Thank you love!! I’m so happy I can do that ❤
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Thank you really though ❤ Your words are an outlet for me.
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I’m happy I can do that for you ❤
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Me too, I need all of the help I can get 😉
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You got this ❤
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“welcome to reality,
where you can tell
people are envious
through their silence.”
If this isn’t a fact, I don’t know what is!
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you be knowing! 😉
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This was beautiful! 🙂
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Thanks so much Megan ❤
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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I love it ❤❤❤
I’m glad I came across your blog! I look forward to reading more.
😀
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Thank you so much!!!
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I think this might be one of my favorites of yours! 😀 “Humankind is not so kind” and “welcome to reality/where you can tell/people are envious/through their silence.” No truer words were never spoken!
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Thanks so much my love!!!!
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Wow, you did it again:) I love your words ❤ This should be painted on the roof above my bed! So powerful!
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Thanks so much darling xoxo ❤
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I have now printed this out and placed it on the wall of my cube at work to remind me that I am great at what I do, and it doesn’t matter how everyone else acts. Or, even more importantly, what they *don’t* say is not relevant. I need to get out of my head at work, and this beautiful poem reminded me of that.
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Can you just publish your poetry book now so I can buy a million copies for everyone I know?
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Jackie!! I am teary eyed! Thank you so much!! Work can be so overwhelming sometimes, I have to remind myself that I am human and not a robot.
I think I’m going to finish my poetry book sooner than I thought, which can mean publishing it sooner than I thought..and it has me really excited and nervous all at the same time!
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That’s SUPER exciting! I don’t mean to put any pressure on you whatsoever, but I can’t wait either. 🙂 You have every right to be both nervous and excited. We are all cheering for you.
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Thank you so much! xoxox
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