You Are Not Your Mistakes
Inspiration, motivation, for anyone that wants/needs it.
gazing in to the(o)eyes(o) of the watcher
the sands of time for the reflection(noitcelfni)
the(pain)blood in my(drain)veins, the stains of my names
rip/rip/rip the glossy facade
tear-tear-tear the sparkling (veil)
if I could reach out
reach out and pull out
pull out from the strands of my own time stream
to help him understand he's not a lone
he's not on his own
sometimes
we think too much about our mistakes and focus on the mistakes
rather than the lessons we learned from those mistakes
sometimes, we feel too much about our mistakes
and aside from the shame and the guilt
we don't mourn the passing, and then move on
sometimes
we don't sing our own praises, no matter the grievances,
we don't look past and ahead
we wallow, and swallow the bitter truth
without soothing it with the memory
we are fallible and capable
of both dark and light
wrong and right
dull and bright
the worst and the best
we are not our mistakes
You Are Not Your Mistakes
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Thanks for reading!
Author's Notes: Poem thing.
About the Creator
Paul Stewart
Scottish-Italian poet/writer from Glasgow.
Overflowing in English language torture and word abuse.
"Every man has a sane spot somewhere" R.L Stevenson
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Comments (9)
Very relatable man…loved this part especially “we don't sing our own praises, no matter the grievances, we don't look past and ahead we wallow, and swallow the bitter truth without soothing it with the memory we are fallible and capable of both dark and light”… Why do we all do this to ourselves…I know the lessons (or so I thought) then I’m right back at the beginning wanting to undo things. Acceptance can be hard work. Excellent poem, but I could not spell this backward “noitcelfni”. Help?!
Great poem thing! Once again struck by the clever and charming formatting choices that give so much character
Well-wrought! Conscience is a diagnostic program, and a very useful one, but all too often we nullify it by applying it to needless self-torment...
Imagine if we focused on the lessons, not the recrimination!
This was a great inspirational piece for sure, Paul! I love it, especially the last few lines!
I absolutely loved your poem thing, Sir Paul! I believe many of us needed to read that! 🍩🥐
Such an important message! Loved this one!
I like the meaning behind this one, your final lines are powerful and true
How was a nice positive note to end the day on ☺️🤗🙏🌟 Thanks Paul!