Sotto Poet Poet Free verse

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Maintain Your Integrity

Written: January 15, 2024
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Fiction, factuality, and fetching flavors.
Tangible, practical, natural perspective.
Can a warm impression be desirable?
To witness connect, and wonder.
It's heartfelt but delusional.
delight, devotion, a warm imposter.  
A genuine affection, a hope for deceit
A supposed desire to succeed.
To wish for sight, feel affection.
It's a dissatisfaction connection.
My priority is your well-being.

Dwelling in a rigid atmosphere.
It felt as if I didn't belong
I tried to fit in for years
within a mismatched enclosure.
Still, I sought their embrace and praise.
I struggled with their maze repeatedly. 
regardless of my desire.
I didn't catch the dwelling I desired. 
It glazed on me as I traveled.
Being treated simply as you are.

I had not loved or cared for myself.
Don't you recognize me starving?
I heard myself in that crucial insight stage. 
I knew I ought to rewrite my story.
must abandon society's rigid rules.
Allow my authentic integrity to shine.
Adapting was challenging.
Toward self-love and pleasure.
I felt peaceful and the sky seemed vast.
I realized my genuine self deep inside.

I freed myself from worthless people.
Those who elect mask above birth. 
They never fit my soul.
I had paid dearly for faking.
If you suspect anything is wrong.
Self-imposed turmoil has plagued you.
Relax and ignore others advice.
Self-acceptance is never late. 
Convey your true radiance, 
At its best—it's popular globally.

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Silent One January 16, 2024 at 12:40 PM My dear friend Sotto...The poem takes the reader on a transformative journey, navigating through the realms of fiction and factuality, and reflecting on the complexities of human connections. The use of words like "fetching flavours" and "tangible, practical, natural perspective" sets an evocative tone, suggesting a quest for genuine experiences and a departure from the superficial... You are a philosophical man and that shows here..

Ink Empress January 16, 2024 at 8:24 AM Wise wise words from you quill again dr sotto, i read every word and was inspired, as every line is so uplifting and soulful! You have a way with emanating light through your poetry: and ye its never late for self acceptance, and its vital for one to do so too to succeed and heal and do better: your diction and flow of this is powerful as it leaves an impression on ones mind: i especially loved “ I had not loved or cared for myself. Don't you recognize me starving?“ soul hitting! Another fave

Vijay Pandit January 16, 2024 at 6:16 AM Wonderfully emotive and dwelling in self reflection. Potent lesson for life you convey my friend. Never too late to love and care for self.

Speaks Volumes January 15, 2024 at 11:40 PM Trying to fit in where you feel you don't belong is a futile experience. Changing yourself to fit, not recommended. self acceptance is never too late. Your poem dear Las has opened up a Pandora's box of truths and realizations. One must maintain their integrity, it goes hand in hand with self respect. Your poem is wonderful. A favorite for sure.

Paige Hind January 15, 2024 at 6:03 PM Insightful. I've been there... :)

Hilda Greenhough January 15, 2024 at 4:04 PM This poem of great truth struck a familiar chord with me. Those who are mismatched seem to have the greatest allure. They aren't for me anymore.

Karen Jones January 15, 2024 at 3:03 PM This poem is like therapy! I love how self actualized it is and how the emphasis is on being genuine! What a courageous raw write! My favorite line is I freed myself from worthless people. Wow