You Know You're Good/No Good
Poem. Self-Reflective. Not a pity party. Internal Struggle.
Stop/Keep trying so hard
You know, you're no good
Stop/Keep trying to be
Clever, angry, whatever
You know, you're no good
Stop/Keep writing so much
You know, you're no good
Stop/Keep trying to be
linguistically dextrous
You know, you're no good
Stop/Keep trying, stop writing
You know, you're no good
Stop/Keep trying to be
a writer, a poet, whatever
You know, you're no good
Stop/Keep, give up/Going, no-one/Someone cares
You know, you're no good
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Author's Notes: Not a pity party. Self-reflective. Maybe probably you can relate. The internal struggle is real at times.
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 (11)
JUSTIN JUSTIN JUSTIN JUSTIN JUSTIN!!! Do I have your attention now Justin? Lord Paul Shakespeare needs a Top Story for this!!!
Most definitely relate. Mind-jarringly well done.
Nice dichotomy! But yeah a wise man once told me: DON’T feed your demons!! 😁
Not me reading this poem completely in the negative voice 😅 I guess that means I can relate, lol. Loved your Paulitical poem! 🍩🥐
Go with the positive outlook... ignore the negative... you're an extremely talented writer with such a diverse range of topics & styles. A true inspiration. Thanks. Your poem sounds like the incessant voice in my head when I run... hence the need for loud music to drown it out!
Oh, yes, so SO real. My current, lasting struggle of late, in fact. 😁 I really like your chosen structure for this, the strikethrough text, the double reading. Very clever, and super effective. "Stop/Keep trying to be linguistically dextrous You know, you're no good" (Ugh, it won't keep the strikethroughs. Anyway, this is my favorite part. "Dextrous" -- what a great word.) Though now I have "You're No Good" stuck in my head. Thanks, Paul. Let me pass on the earworm: https://youtu.be/e0vJNp5asqc?si=FKxGOLUna_uP_cfi (I promise I'm working on the challenge; choosing the words has been the hardest part!! Hoping to post tomorrow...)
Fantastic inspirational poem!!!💕❤️❤️
A perfect illustration of my thoughts... Stay out of my head, Mr. Stewart! ;)
Ach, I really appreciated the muddle of beliefs here, I dance this dance, as you know. I'd make a change Paul, near the end, for you. Strike through trying to be and replace with being.
The negative thoughts in our heads, thank God we don’t listen and still keep writing for others to enjoy 😊
Loved this one! I loved the use of the strike-throughs! They really drove your points home. And you're absolutely right, Paul! Someone does care & you ARE good my friend!