I’ve taken the time to be with myself
And ponder the thing that I am
I’ve examined the images of myself all around
And I’ve gazed in the palm of my hand
I glanced at the self that I wanted to be
Stared hard at the self I’ve become
Gathered the truth of it all to my breast
The fight’s been hard, but I know I have won
For I’ve looked long at the past and forever at the future
And I’ve placed them where they should be
I’m down to the task of living the present
And accepting myself for being me
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i think this is great..acceptance is a great thing.everyone should conquer it like you have.well done...alll the best
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gosh it's hard sometimes isnt it, accepting oursleves for oursleves...being truly happy with yourself etc...
I so get you babe
This poem says it all to me in such a good way
Cin
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Good Write
In this poem you've juggled with the three tenses along with your hopes fate and destiny and come out on top A good straitforward well written and thought out poem, no frills just a damn good poem. I enjoyed reading it very much.May I offer you my latest poem
for your delectation its called "Peter's Girl"
I hope you enjoy it.Best Wishes George(JUDMC) U.K. -
I forgot to say that this is another one of my favorite poems.
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
This is the poem
::jumps up and down::
Thanks for the comment on my poem and helping me find this poem.
I'm so going to add you to my favorites.
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Perfect!!
Very beautiful piece of affirmation. You have definitely won my acceptance with this piece.
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Talking about soul searching sis. This is so amazing and so heartfelt...I love you and your words so much...
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Thanks sis! Wrote this a while ago.. still have my ups and down but come back to this poem to remember..
Love you!
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Wonderful Write
I love this poem. To have self examined onesself and to learn from it. To live in the past then in the future then you win and this is my favorit part!
For I've looked long at the past and forever at the future
An I've placed them where they should be
I'm down to the task of living the present
An accepting myself for being me
Excellent poem. Oh how I wish I could say that I lived like this. I still struggle so much with the past and the future to be, yet I do have times that I live in the moment which brings for me also sanity. Just love your poetry.
Many Blessings
Your friend
Kelle Marie
stavykm
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You will get there my friend!! I still struggle with the past... but always hold onto hope and tell myself "this too shall pass.." and come back to this poem to remember how I felt when I wrote it.
Much love!
Jackie
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You know I have never felt quite as attached to someone as I feel through your words, someone who has been through similar experiences of the heart, similar pains.. not that I would wish any of them on anyone, but it may be just me but I feel I have found a kindred spirit
Karen
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Wow.. the message in this piece was so personal and riveting. I am honestly left speechless... I wish I could find time and understand to accept myself. For my age though I do think that I have come to terms with who I am for the most part though there are things I still wish to change, but overall... I'm okay with me.
This was so amazing... very powerful. I loved the rhyming and the message. Fantastic job. -
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Thanks hun... it is a very hard thing to do to accept ourselves sometimes.
At times when my self doubt and low self esteem creep back in...I think of this and know I'll get back there... hopefully
I'm so happy you liked it
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"For I’ve looked long at the past and forever at the future
And I’ve placed them where they should be
I’m down to the task of living the present
And accepting myself for being me"
This is such a wonderful poem! We often spend so much time regretting the past and worrying about the future, that we forget to live ... right where we are. Coming to finally accept yourself is a huge accomplishment. You are not alone in this journey. I know many women for whom this year seems to hold visions of self-acceptance, progress and pursuing possibilities.
Great write Kiwi ... for all of us!
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The definition of acceptance (and grace). Screams truth in volumes. Excellently done, sister.
You're past young womanhood but still years before the wisdom or experience found grandmothers. You're work in progress. Love. Write on.
DEZ
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wow, such a good poem, I'm not there yet, but I'm getting there.
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This poem is phenomenal!
I love the lines: "I’ve examined the images of myself all around
And I’ve gazed in the palm of my hand" Those are really beautiful words. It is so imporatnt to stop to get to know ourselves! And it looks like you really have taken some time to stop to get to know you! By getting to know ourselves we learn to surround ourselves with people with the same moral and value system that we have!
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another amazing write i loved it as usual lol you are probablly my favourite poet lol (inm a posh london accent for effect) lol good write luv ya .x.
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Bravo!!
It takes great courage to look at oneself with acceptance, well done! I do believe it is one of the hardest things to do and something I tell me children often. You have penned another beautiful write, so full of feeling and wisdom. Superb!
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Jackie it takes a lot of courage to really look at oneself..and on top of it all..you put it all this in words in the form of this wonderful verse of poetry. I am glad you have won the fight!!! cheers to you...
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Wow! I hate to repeat myself but this also so very inspiring! I love it, absolutley love it.
I am so glad I came to read your work tonight, it really does help me and inspire me.
Thank you.
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perfect
CUMON!! u blow me away AGAIN!
its just soooo awesome and beautiful and positive lol and i just love it! and i understand that feeling and how you eventually get there in life.
u rock my socks haha
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You got it girl! That's the place we all need to get to! We're just who we are and we need to love ourselves and accept ourselves... then it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks about us... such a free feeling!!
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and accepting myself for being me
Such a simple truthful statement, the holds the wisdom of cenuries.
I have read you through and like who I see. Being a poet means writing of images, smells and feelings and life, you write well Jackie.
You mentioned and injury in your bio, might I ask what?
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Wow, this is absolutely stunning. This is such a brilliant poem and you should definately enter this into a contest. I loved reading through this, it should be posted on so many peoples mirrors, doors, fridges. This is really great, well done.
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