stop comparing yourself to other people. please? you are just fine, you're beautiful and i accept you. you've got to stop calling each other names and labeling each other based on the things that have been said to you. let the past lie. you're perforating your dreams. they'll die and you'll have nothing left to go after. i don't care how long it takes to assure you that your worth isn't ever going to be defined by what's been said to you. you animate the wildest sides of me. you should believe in you because i believe in you and you should too. stay you, but be happy and trust in the One who loves you every single day. even though you are in the condition that you are in. you'll be perfectly okay.

© Melissa Carlson 2015

Away and apart from routine
A departure from the past
There is something that remains in mind
To exactly figure out this something is a difficult task.

Predominantly it's a worry
At some point of time it seems to be worry
Time and again the mind is worried about something.

Apart from worry
Still there is something that goes on in the mind
Quite essentially it can be anything, if not everything
To figure out exactly what else goes on in the mind takes time and effort.

As and when,
In fact whenever,
A time comes to define what's going on in the mind
The first thing that gets all the priority is cause
What's the exact cause behind this?
In fact worry is something that can run concurrent to a cause.

Always there is a flow to the thoughts going in the mind
Prior to this there was something going on in the mind
After this, the next thing that needs to be done
Then something else
Like this and so on
Some sort of pattern gets noticed over a period of time.

What goes on in the mind can be a flight of imagination
A desire for something might occupy a space in the mind
Diversity in thought process has always remained there
Also important is to integrate all the different patterns
Bring them together, club them, combine them
Once integrated,
After an unison the mind becomes stable and thoughts clear
Always it's priority that does it's work over a period of time.

Focus and concentration as and when they go hand in hand, then the ouctome has remained much more than expected.

Important is the fact that both should have their own relevance
When the level of concentration is good enough to suffice, then it becomes important to have a focus on goal.

Time consumed, time spent and time utilized
In one way or another
In whichever way time gets used
Always it has remained a key element
An element, which will make all the difference between winning and losing.

So always make up your mind
Decide upon something
Once decided
Thoughts need to be scrutinized
Then, forget worry about future
Think about what is there in front of you
In front of your eyes
Keep an eye on your goal
Think about the same in your mind and forget worry
Once decided upon something, then take the first step in the right direction and move towards your goal.

Ahh...the smell of "sweet success,"

Dressed up in bundles of bows,
Point out all of your "faults" and drill the teeth, braces on for years,
It'll make the "biggest difference," you'll be what you're "meant to be,"
Shove these roll models in your face, it's all about these prudent fears,
We've gotta follow suit, be moulded, from day to day, months, years,
Follow the path well followed until you're the "best" at this old game,
It'll be such a sorry path if you choose eccentrics-what *you dream?

**What a shame!

I say don't let failures define you.
Let them shape you.

Poetry~ They can't know it's me,
I tell myself they'll never know.
It is my way to flow,to let go.

The words in my head need to be freed,
But the windmills won't turn,
It's only a breeze.

Maybe if they could see how I see,
Or feel what I feel,
Maybe they'd know how I feel is real.

"Why so locked up?
You're not as loquacious.
You used to be loud, annoying, bodacious."

I think what you're seeing is what you remember,
The little girl I was, that was last December.

Now the May flowers are springing,
The haikus they're bringing.

To the world that's now opened,
My small self seems choked.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not very old,
But despite my young age my experience grows.

I know what I think, and I know that I'm right
So please don't be blinded by your bias in sight.

My age is merely a mark,
So please, don't stop me before I start.

~Kj

I heard in a song
that you’re only
as good as your
last mistake.

And I’ve never been
more thankful for
humans ability
to make millions.

So you’ll never
be my last,
because I’m better
than that.

Burning toast
and eating it anyway.

Buying shampoo
when I actually
needed conditioner.

Showing up late
to a meeting.

Missing the first
day of class.

Studying for an exam
two hours before it starts.

Not turning in an
assignment because
I just simply didn’t
want to do it.

Not leaving my pajamas or
bed when there’s
so much to do.

Apologizing when they
bumped into me.

Lying to people
who care, I’m okay.

Not locking my door.

Walking alone at night.

I’d rather be
defined by all
of these things
than you.

You are bonfire smoke
Clinging to my favorite clothes
Washed my hair 30 times
Felt your hair in my fingers
Every single time

And when I look in the mirror
I wear your smile
This glow in my eyes
Is reflecting off your skin

If I pricked my finger
It'd be your blood
You're coarsing rapidly
Through my veins
*I need a transfusion to escape

I.  
A word that defines
Only one thing
And yet covers a universe.

I
Is me,
And yet is you.

I
Is strong, stubborn, iron-willed
And yet supple, compliant, meek.

I
Is fair beauty
And yet homely.

I
Is man
And yet woman.

I
Is small
And yet...not.

I
Is me
With you.