What happened to childhood?
Did I misplace it somewhere?
It’s long gone and here I remain.
Pushed to succeed and be the best,
I seem to have lost
The best times of my life.
Working ad infinitum
To be number one,
Nobody taught me
How to be number two.
So now here I stand,
Seeing a failure in the mirror,
Forgetting the successes
I’ve had along the way,
Forgetting all the good times.
Now for the new time
Standing before me,
Learning to shine by just being me.
Accepting that doing my best
Is all I can do and all I can do
Is more than good enough.
Debbie Gravett © 2017.01.10
via Daily Prompt: Shine
Be Your Best
Debbie Gravett 
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What happened to childhood? – sounds like it’s still with you as a touchstone …
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It is very much still with me. This is not about me, but rather observations. Thanks for reading.
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Echoing my thoughts! It sure resonated with me! Wonderful work!
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Thanks very much. Glad you could relate. My mission is to reach people.
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Thanks for the share.
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