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you are the only you

Poem, inspiration, motivation, encouragement.

By Paul StewartPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read
you are the only you
Photo by George Pagan III on Unsplash

just

can't get out of bed

give anymore

just

think what the fuck

why the fuck

Just

Close your eyes, sleep and rest

Rest and sleep, recharge

Even when it all feels too much

*

Know

Some days are bad,

some better

Some days are rainy Tuedays

Some sunny Saturdays

Some can go fuck themselves

*

pulling yourself together

cheering yourself up

getting on with life

trying to put on a smile

*

trivial solutions

*

nonsense

*

Not

tough enough?

Who said

Not

loveable enough?

Who said

Not

enough?

*

Who said

*

Point them out

call them out

*

take away

the power

the hold

they have

over you

*

through

belitting you

knocking you

*

Remember

*

one thing

*

just one thing

*

you are not just only you

*

you are the only you

*

Thanks for reading!

Author's Notes: Just as I said in my other recent piece, this was thrown together while waiting for Part 4 of my Instrusive Thoughts of a Psychopath to be published (It's been in the review stage for two days now)

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Paul Stewart

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

The Accidental Poet - Poetry Collection out now!

Streams and Scratches in My Mind coming soon!

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    Written by Paul Stewart