Not Actualized Enough Yet

She lived her truth
Not second guessing herself
Until someone she admired said the wrong thing

Was she arrogant or assertive?
Confident or convoluted?
She tried to be herself again

But retaining her truth was more difficult
She was never again one hundred percent

Sad that she did not realize
the person she admired had said the wrong thing
Guess the truth was she was not actualized enough ………………yet.
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Hankins Avatar
November 25, 2021 at 7:22 PM
I'm not sure I understood this poem, Caren. But, I do think one incident of "saying the wrong thing" can really destroy a relationship. Sadly, too.
Krutsinger Avatar
November 26, 2021 at 2:18 PM
It surely does
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