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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!

Copyright © Virginia Gelok | Year Posted 2022

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Caren Krutsinger Date: 1/25/2022 1:42:00 AM "Don't settle!" - write on! "You closed your opened eyes," - this is being done all the time; I have no idea how. Login to Reply

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 1/8/2022 11:44:00 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 :) Login to Reply Virginia Gelok Date: 1/8/2022 2:47:00 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 Date: 1/8/2022 6:43:00 AM Great advice, Virginia:) Login to Reply Virginia Gelok Date: 1/8/2022 7:42:00 AM Thankyou... A lesson I learned.

Victor Buhagiar Date: 1/8/2022 2:00:00 AM Excellent advice. PS for tomato sauce you need thyme and oregano a some good white wine. Login to Reply Virginia Gelok Date: 1/8/2022 7:43:00 AM Appreciate the feedback. I also like the advice on sauce. lol

Bill Baker Date: 1/7/2022 10:46:00 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 Login to Reply Virginia Gelok Date: 1/8/2022 7:45:00 AM Thankyou Bill. I learned the hard way so now I look at myself when dealing with situations.

Vijay Pandit Date: 1/7/2022 6:50:00 AM Much depth to your message in this poem, Virginia. Login to Reply Virginia Gelok Date: 1/7/2022 8:16:00 PM Thankyou for your comment. this is one of my deepest written poems and I appreciate that you could tell.

P.S. Awtry Date: 1/6/2022 9:52:00 PM True true true! Login to Reply Virginia Gelok Date: 1/7/2022 8:19:00 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. Date: 1/6/2022 7:31:00 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 Login to Reply Virginia Gelok Date: 1/7/2022 8:26:00 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.