Wilma Neels Poet Free verse

'Curtailing Thoughts'

When you feel like a small fish
In a very huge pond
Do you remain in your corner?
Do you make yourself known?
By splashing water all over
Or do you hide your capabilities
So that no one knows
How good you really are?

The best would be to continue to swim
Irrespective
If you want to splash, please do
If you want to take it easy, feel free to do that too
No one can control you
Except your mind
And your curtailing thoughts
Of what others think of you

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Joe Maverick February 18, 2022 at 8:20 AM Indeed Wilma, I echo Roberts comment, Just think consider, and move when you Feel ready in your best strength level Good to read this today.'

Robert A. Dufresne August 2, 2017 at 11:07 AM Very good thoughts to contemplate, Wilma. How one acts does depend on how one thinks and the values they hold dear. What others think of us many times does curtail us until we come to the realization that they are not our personal keepers and they only are trying to stifle us for they know not why. Cool poem and well said my cool South African poetess friend.