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Self-Critical

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By Paul StewartPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read
Self-Critical
Photo by Sander Weeteling on Unsplash

I hate I don't always get things right.

No, I don't...

I don't hate it.

I despise it

Rather than explain myself, hear the other side or

Take the blame

I make excuses

I cause a fight

I shift blame

Wish I didn't excel at making you feel so bad, so sad

Could have been a carpenter

Maybe a journalist

A sculptor

But, no.

I'm the guy that excels in making you feel so bad, so sad

Wait

Why did I say journalist?

Writer for sure - but, journalist - no.

I digress

I digress

A lot

Make noise in the silence

When argue I cannot

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Why do we hurt the ones we love the most?

It seems illogical, but it happens

I am not trying to say it's right

It's not

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Thoughtlessness

A word I never fully understood until my own thoughtless actions

Selfishness

Always found it easier to judge the selfishness of others, than my own

Criticism

Now I am the world's biggest critic of me...

Perhaps that's how it should be?

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Paul Stewart

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

The Accidental Poet - Poetry Collection out now!

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    Written by Paul Stewart