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I've never meant to appear as prideful,
growing up in a loving family.
Youngest, the baby, who always felt loved,
as a giving child filled with charity.
And that's how I've tried to be all my life,
to not bray or hope, expecting in kind.
Yet times have I seen & recognized when
I've overstepped personal policy.
What do I mean when I say it that way?
It means that I know who I really am,
that I'm not as you think, full of myself.
I need to stay grounded, and eye to eye,
'cause I wasn't raised to be otherwise.
I'm not over, or under, anyone
and neither are they no matter what's said.
I welcome the true ones to come visit,
to remind me, and I too, remind them.
I don't need to make up a comfort zone;
I'll do without pride thank you very much.
growing up in a loving family.
Youngest, the baby, who always felt loved,
as a giving child filled with charity.
And that's how I've tried to be all my life,
to not bray or hope, expecting in kind.
Yet times have I seen & recognized when
I've overstepped personal policy.
What do I mean when I say it that way?
It means that I know who I really am,
that I'm not as you think, full of myself.
I need to stay grounded, and eye to eye,
'cause I wasn't raised to be otherwise.
I'm not over, or under, anyone
and neither are they no matter what's said.
I welcome the true ones to come visit,
to remind me, and I too, remind them.
I don't need to make up a comfort zone;
I'll do without pride thank you very much.
Published 17th Dec 2016
| Edited 19th Dec 2016
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17th Dec 2016 5:28am
Interesting piece, it can be easy to come off as prideful, arrogant without meaning too.
"I'm not over, or under, anyone
any neither are they no matter what's said" I like those lines a lot. A fine write as usual Jade!
~anonshadow😏
"I'm not over, or under, anyone
any neither are they no matter what's said" I like those lines a lot. A fine write as usual Jade!
~anonshadow😏
17th Dec 2016 7:30am
Why thank you, Anon. Gosh, I hope the piece doesn't seem arrogant, I don't mean for it to be that way at all. In fact, just the opposite. Being neither over or under anyone means I don't consider myself more or less of a person. And neither do I wish to consider anyone else more or less a person.
Anyway, I appreciate your thoughts and I hope I've understood you correctly. :)
Anyway, I appreciate your thoughts and I hope I've understood you correctly. :)
17th Dec 2016 8:30pm
This shows confidence, not pride. You're not "full of yourself" to the exclusion of others and disdain arrogance. You know yourself sufficiently to stand your ground:
t means that I know who I really am,
that I'm not as you think, full of myself.
What others think carries some weight but you refuse to bend. Excellent work Jade. Good luck with the comp!
t means that I know who I really am,
that I'm not as you think, full of myself.
What others think carries some weight but you refuse to bend. Excellent work Jade. Good luck with the comp!
19th Dec 2016 11:49am
