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intelligence
the thing with intelligence is
you hold power
you pay the price
for you can see the depth
you see what goes wrong
and the beauty of what seems ugly at first
you know how to heal yourself
and intellectualize it
and you feel the downside:
self-destruction on the highest of levels
and fear that the power you hold
can’t be controlled
with the force it needs
you fear to hurt other people
and end up hurting yourself anyways
- please don’t isolate yourself because of this fear
you hold power
you pay the price
for you can see the depth
you see what goes wrong
and the beauty of what seems ugly at first
you know how to heal yourself
and intellectualize it
and you feel the downside:
self-destruction on the highest of levels
and fear that the power you hold
can’t be controlled
with the force it needs
you fear to hurt other people
and end up hurting yourself anyways
- please don’t isolate yourself because of this fear
Published 6th Mar 2023
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6th Mar 2023 8:23pm
Wow. Reading these lines I feel like looking into a part of your soul, which is so deep and beautiful, it has the potential to be something special. Growing up, I learned to stay down, put my needs aside for someone else whilst somewhat trying to cope that I was swimming in another direction as the others around me preferred. I feel totally touched by your poem cause it matches all the key points but for me, personally, intelligence does also mean so much more. It means to shut your voice although you know how something would be better, it means spending more time with your thoughts than with others because the plain activities seem just boring to you. Intelligence is a gift, yes, but it’s also a hell of a burden. It doesn’t only help to be smart, you need to be blessed with the right people and right opportunities around you to fully reach the potential you’re capable of. And intelligence means to actually listen and sometimes bow down, if someone has done or said something great.
I bow down in front of your incredible mind and tell you you have something special. And I hope really desperately you’ll live up to see your full potential.
I bow down in front of your incredible mind and tell you you have something special. And I hope really desperately you’ll live up to see your full potential.
6th Mar 2023 9:15pm
your comment made me tear up so much, for that i am so thankful for you to see me! <33
