Joy Wellington Poet Didactic

A Note To Self - Based On India Arie's Song - Get It Together

A Note to Self
You and you alone 
can make the change
in your life to make it
brighter! 


Self
Self you need to try a different angle
Years of trusting the wrong person
Has left you frazzled and depressed

Enough
Enough self-inflicted wounds on your heart
Cease the long waiting to exhale
Stop blaming others for your misfortune 


Change
Make a change for your heart’s health
Flip the scrip this one isn't working
You and you alone can change yourself





For Poet ~ Destroyer's contest:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpiWkSa19eI ~~India Arie - "Get it together"

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Sheri Fresonke Harper October 1, 2012 at 11:50 AM Excellent winning poem, Joy, l love how well you work the stanzas into a cheer.

Carol Sunshine Brown October 1, 2012 at 5:44 AM Congratulations on your win in P.D.'s "Get it together" contest Joy. Love, Carol

Terry O'Leary September 30, 2012 at 4:14 AM Nice work! Congrats on your win! Terry

Poet Destroyer A September 29, 2012 at 12:34 AM Joy, congratulations with your wonderful and well deserved win after expression your thoughts for the ~~India Arie - "Get it together" ~ Contest... It was nice hosting this contest for "Hughes, William" from the soup. Take care~ XOX ~PD

Devondra Banks September 13, 2012 at 11:30 PM Ahhhh! I just literally exhaled after reading this piece! Thank you for sharing. Joy Wellington September 13, 2012 at 11:35 PM Blessing...tnx for reading!

Harry Horsman September 2, 2012 at 4:13 AM like this Joy, so different, good luck in contest. Joy Wellington September 2, 2012 at 10:09 AM Tnx Harry!

Robert Pettit September 1, 2012 at 10:14 PM Good clear descriptive writing here. Joy Wellington September 1, 2012 at 10:18 PM Tnx Rob...one love.

Sara Kendrick September 1, 2012 at 4:57 PM Reads like a winner to me..Enjoyed reading this eve..Thanks for stopping by..I am expecting someone to tell me the scientific explanation as to the clouds..Wonder who it will be?..I like you explanation...Sara Joy Wellington September 1, 2012 at 5:24 PM Thanks Sara!

Debbie Guzzi September 1, 2012 at 3:41 PM Hey there Joyce..Good entry!! [I'm just learning to do more 'modern' haiku_ japanese gendaihaiku..please do let me know why for you that one was not modern? Probably I'm not doing it right yet?] Light & love Joy Wellington September 1, 2012 at 4:28 PM Tnx...one love. Refer to clarification of my comments under your Haiku 8

Gale Greenwood September 1, 2012 at 3:08 PM Awesome. Always good to get different perspectives even from our higher selves. Lovely Joy Wellington September 1, 2012 at 3:13 PM Thanks Gale!

Audrey Haick September 1, 2012 at 2:11 PM Good to be reading your poems again, Joy..Best wishes for your entry! Love, Annalise .....Soup Mail Joy Wellington September 1, 2012 at 2:32 PM Hey,hey, hey!! Good to see you here...been awhile sis!!! Thanks, one love

Poet Destroyer A September 1, 2012 at 1:07 PM JOY, stopping by to thank you for the support... always in your corner... xox~pd Joy Wellington September 1, 2012 at 1:22 PM The pleasure is mine, my friend! Tnx!