Virginia Gelok Poet Free verse

Fyi

You should have known!
You closed your opened eyes,
You shut your mind and imagined
What would never be.

Speak up for what you want.
Don't settle!
Have expectations. 
Don't settle!

Only you can make that happen.
You can't change others, 
only yourself, so... 
Don't settle!

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Caren Krutsinger January 25, 2022 at 1:42 AM "Don't settle!" - write on! "You closed your opened eyes," - this is being done all the time; I have no idea how.

Mystic Rose Rose January 8, 2022 at 11:44 AM we should never settle, we need to fight for what we believe it right , no matter what the cost. Thank you for the kind reminder dear poet friend :) Virginia Gelok January 8, 2022 at 2:47 PM Thanks for your response. I know I am not the 0nly one who needs to remember who is important in the world and why. If we care enough for ourselves, we will care for others and not the other way around!

Joanna Daniel January 8, 2022 at 6:43 AM Great advice, Virginia:) Virginia Gelok January 8, 2022 at 7:42 AM Thankyou... A lesson I learned.

Victor Buhagiar January 8, 2022 at 2:00 AM Excellent advice. PS for tomato sauce you need thyme and oregano a some good white wine. Virginia Gelok January 8, 2022 at 7:43 AM Appreciate the feedback. I also like the advice on sauce. lol

Bill Baker January 7, 2022 at 10:46 PM Amen Virgina. The only one in this world I can change is myself. I'm working on it day and night. Good advice. Bill Virginia Gelok January 8, 2022 at 7:45 AM Thankyou Bill. I learned the hard way so now I look at myself when dealing with situations.

Vijay Pandit January 7, 2022 at 6:50 AM Much depth to your message in this poem, Virginia. Virginia Gelok January 7, 2022 at 8:16 PM Thankyou for your comment. this is one of my deepest written poems and I appreciate that you could tell.

P.S. Awtry January 6, 2022 at 9:52 PM True true true! Virginia Gelok January 7, 2022 at 8:19 PM It's really about life, and some of don't get it and waste away years of what could be a wonderful life. Thankyou for your response.

Alexis Y. January 6, 2022 at 7:31 PM WoW! Virginia, Your words ring so. We are responsible for our own actions, we can't someone else. Thanks for writing such a write. PS, I appreciate your condolences on my previous write- Alexis Virginia Gelok January 7, 2022 at 8:26 PM So often people with soft hearts get taken for granted. I think they need to open thier eyes and take that one step to free themselves of the chains that have shackled thier lives. Thankyou for your comment and you are welcome. I hope life brightens for you soon.