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Less Than Me

Cyclical trials and errors of self-improvement! For anyone who has similar thoughts, feelings, experience.

By Paul StewartPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
Less Than Me
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I wake from a dream

regrets they fuel

dream or nightmare

fuel my worries

nightmare of a fall

worries about worth

fall to my death?

worth of self

Death not quite so

self of less

So, life? but not

less than

not quite the life

less than

life I'd choose

than I

choose if I could

I should

could if I would

Should

would I?

Should be

I would and do

Be better

do it all again

Better than

again and again

Than me

again without end

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Author's Notes: This was originally published as an Exclusive story, but as no one was biting, I thought it was too good to waste just sitting there not being read.

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Paul Stewart

Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.

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    Written by Paul Stewart