The Lessons You Learn

Shandi

Being on the inside,

Looking deeper within.

Some lessons come on slow,

Some pile up instead.

It reminds me of rouge waves,

Building up,

'Til it foams and crashes.

We're so desperate to seal,

Up all of the hatches.

Hanging on,

For dear life inside,

Not quite literally,

Moreso, mentally.

Still, there's no place to hide.

Now it's you, and you alone,

Shaken up hard, by the waters that you've known.

But the fact that you're still alive,

Has to mean that there's more to life.

So when it's either sink or swim?

Take a few deep breaths, and dive right in.

Sometimes progress,

Isn't easy, 

But giving up,

Gives you nothing.

To worry so harshly,

About current or future events,

Does not change anything about them.

So change the song,

When you're stuck on repeat.

Take deep breaths,

And ride with the sea.

 

  • Author: Shandi (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 27th, 2022 21:34
  • Comment from author about the poem: Personal change, new lessons learned, having and maintaining faith, making goals and staying focused.
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 7
  • User favorite of this poem: L. B. Mek.
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Comments2

  • GiftedT17

    I really like the meaning good write

    • Shandi

      Thank you!

    • L. B. Mek

      'We're so desperate to seal,
      Up all of the hatches.
      Hanging on,
      For dear life inside,
      Not quite literally,
      Moreso, mentally.'
      so true!
      thank you!
      for choosing to share your wisdom

      • Shandi

        Thank you very much!



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