Prioritize yourself

NafisaSB

Prioritize yourself

Then think about others

Even though they may be

Your own sisters or brothers

 

Don’t bend over backwards

To help people in need

For they will become clingy

And on your compassion, feed

 

If you don’t draw boundaries

And keep your head held high

You will be used by people

And left up high and dry

 

So learn before it’s late

And you, your actions, hate

For being so kind and meek

Since people may think you are weak

 

In this commercial world

The world bows before might

So learn to stand up for self                            

And do not compromise, if right.

  • Author: safina (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 14th, 2026 00:04
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • Users favorite of this poem: Tristan Robert Lange, HerTime
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  • Doggerel Dave

    High time you wrote a self improvement book. Tell it like it is, Safina. 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' never worked for me!!

    • NafisaSB

      will try if you promise to read it fully - ha ha
      btw had great ambition of writing a blockbuster novel in my youth; until now have only written articles and short stories till 2025 - now it's just poems...

      • Doggerel Dave

        Ah me - the decline and fall....I know the feeling...

        • NafisaSB

          So let’s just hope that we bounce back like yo yos whenever we slip or fall😊🙏🏼

        • sorenbarrett

          Stand up for what you are and believe, I couldn't agree more. A lovely write

          • NafisaSB

            Thank you for understanding. god bless you

            • sorenbarrett

              You are most welcome

            • Tristan Robert Lange

              Safina, this reminds me how many people eventually reach that realization that caring for others cannot mean losing yourself. Learning to set boundaries is a difficult lesson but often a necessary one. Your poem reads like advice given after walking through that experience firsthand. Strong message here, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

              • NafisaSB

                True - I used to bend over backwards to oblige and realized too late how I was ignoring my own needs. Lesson learnt thankfully 😅 even if late 😊

                • Tristan Robert Lange

                  Indeed. Never too late to learn...unless one is dead. Then that might be problematic. 🤣

                  • NafisaSB

                    so true - while there is life, there is always hope that a lesson has been learnt, and then implemented..

                  • Katie B.

                    So very true. Excellent message and well written. Thank you for sharing!!
                    Blessings, Katie

                    • NafisaSB

                      I feel many of this fall in this trap so it’s better we start looking after ourselves first so can care for others as needed 👍

                    • Thomas W Case

                      Powerful work.

                      • NafisaSB

                        thank you so much

                      • HerTime

                        Beautifully written and a lesson we must all learn to do better I believe. A favorite of mine!

                        • NafisaSB

                          glad it resonated with you too.
                          thanks - have a good day

                        • Neville


                          Here, you make a great point and you make it so well .. bravo mistress safina 😎🌻⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍

                          • NafisaSB

                            Thanks for the appreciation 🙏🏼glad you are in the same page



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