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Jade Stone's :::Confidence:::

She laughs, she cries, then she sighs
brimming with confidence,
the pain within she denies
Her heart thumps then skips a beat,
as she reads poetry, a taste of bittersweet
In quiets empty moments, a hole 
remains deeply in the soul,
an abyss, an unmeasured chasm
It’s the space  p~o~e~t~r~y  fills
Her personal dead poet society
stirring her deepest passions
awakens her dormant desire
her quest not for fame or fortune
but for the elusive treasure of inner piece
Her confidence misconstrues itself for vanity perhaps

sureness
positiveness
conviction
certitude
reliability
assuredness
assurance
validity
conclusiveness
authoritativeness
truth
factualness
self-possession
nerve
poise
aplomb
presence of mind
phlegm
level-headedness
cool-headedness
firmness
courage
boldness
mettle
fortitude
belief in oneself
faith in oneself ...
                           …                
                              …
...are all just more vanities?
free-spirited or lost soul?
do both make one another?
the vanity of human wishes?

work in progress…

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Robert Gorelick Date: 6/12/2025 10:17:00 AM Confidence is better than false humility. It's best to say thank you for a compliment than to bow your head and mutter aw shucks! Look them in the eyes Anaya! My best, Robert Login to Reply I Am Anaya Date: 6/12/2025 10:20:00 AM Y e s, vanity is a culture phenomenon, what may pass for confidence in America, maybe deemed vanity in Japan!!! Tyvm, Robbie for making me think~ Anaya

Jay Narain Date: 6/11/2025 10:47:00 AM Great poetry penning. I am increasing my vocabulary. Sageful. Login to Reply I Am Anaya Date: 6/11/2025 2:52:00 PM Delighted you enjoyed and are learning, me too! TY

Anne Winter Date: 6/11/2025 6:11:00 AM Dear Anaya, this is brilliant! So excited to embark on this journey with you! Cannot wait to read “Jade Stone's Jealousy then Jade Stone's Vanity”. Best, Anne Login to Reply I Am Anaya Date: 6/11/2025 12:18:00 PM I recommend the Book or the movie "The Picture of Dorian Gray" for Vanity~ Tyvm, Anne. You are too kind!

Paige Hind Date: 6/10/2025 5:43:00 PM Very "sageful"- you look as if you're walking through a journey here Login to Reply I Am Anaya Date: 6/10/2025 5:50:00 PM Hey Paige! I'm playing and yes on a journey this a work in progress its a series her name is Jade Stone and the next is Jade Stone's Jealousy then Jade Stone's Vanity and so forth, will see if in the works, works lol~