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poeticaddiction_365 submitted a contest entry to Write a letter or poem to your younger self about why he or she shouldn’t worry about the future 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Live without Guilt
When you are young
The main question is alwaysÂ
What do you want to be when you grow up?
With much hope and optimismÂ
We strive to become
Who we very much envisionedÂ
Along the wayÂ
We may get knocked down
Or disappointedÂ
That’s why it is truly importantÂ
To stay in the presentÂ
Committing ourselves to deadlinesÂ
And timelines as to when we think
We should have accomplishedÂ
Something in particularÂ
Is pure suicide
Leading one to be drained mentallyÂ
Grow up they say
Become an adult they say
But they never say live
Live in the momentÂ
Be present in your youth
So that you can have a futureÂ
A future that you don’t have to recover from
‘Cause trauma is real
Healing can be a journeyÂ
Never worry about the futureÂ
Though your futureÂ
Is in your handsÂ
Never feel the need to be pressuredÂ
Into planning it all out at once
Forgive yourself along the way
No one is perfectÂ
Give yourself credit
For always doing your best
No matter the outcomeÂ
Again, never worry
Your future will be the story you tellÂ
The way it is supposed to be
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Reading this felt like a hug and a pep talk all at once! I love how your poem said everything it needed to say, plain, clear, and simple. It also flowed well and had a lot of great nuggets of wisdom! It’s a great reminder that while going through life, we shouldn’t forget actually to LIVE it! Thank you for sharing <3 Juvi
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Thank you Juvi: I appreciate your kind words and amazing feedback; we should never forget to LIVE 🤗
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Whew!! This was Amazing! This line “But they never say live
Live in the moment. WOW!!! I’ve had to unlearn and relearn so much of what this means in adulthood. Like you said “Cause trauma is real!” working through this too and I felt so seen by your words so thank you!
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Thank you Tiffany: Life is all about living and learning; sometimes when we least expect it we gain much understanding and see our perspective through the eyes of someone else so glad you felt seen 🤗
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