Best Self Talk Poems

A man of wry wit
Wrote his own obit
He said,
I'm dead,
That's the end of it...

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Crazy
Kooky
Silly
Charming
Fabulous fantastical maker
Seated on self-discovery throne...

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Failure is a funny old thing
All of your worst fears take to wing
Lies you have told yourself more than once
Leak right into your brain, like a sponge
Intelligent though you may be
Never a light in the tunnel you'll see
Giving up or just giving in
Always seems easier...

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Silly Self-Talk

I had a conversation with myself, as many of us often do, 
I asked myself a question, and expected an answer too.

Did you ever take time out, to let your imagination run wild?
As you walked in the sand, bucket in hand like an innocent...

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(Dedication: For my son Michael Zachary)
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Aid your appeal with easy wit;
Welcome the pun that comes to heal;
Air sure reveal in worthwhile fit;
Raise cheery fun to fund goodwill;
Enter each feel with loving bits.


Seize moment's prime to dwell right now;
Embrace all things that happen here;
Love beyond crime...

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Today is the day
To get things done
Come on girl
I know you have it in you
Roll your sleeves up
There's dishes to be washed
And laundry to be spun
There's checks to be written
And groceries to be picked up
Your hairs all matted 
And oh my god!
You look like an...

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May you explore the world outside
and learn to relax outside of your comfort zone
Step to the beat of a different drum
Never neglect to share a smile with a stranger...
Work on your attitude , it will open many doors and windows
Be aware of who you allow...

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Heed the pure feed
Of wants and needs


Note how touch feels
Fond ooze that heals


Keep peace of mind
With truth you find


Know in your heart
How love moves start


In self-talk poise
Heed heart's sure voice




Leon Enriquez
22 June 2018
Hamlet Place, ACT...

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Hold me down, then watch me rage.
Hold me back, I'll disengage.
Control me, and I'll just rebel.
Challenge me, I will excel.
Simplify me, but I'm complicated.
Fitting in is overrated.
You can't limit me with your low expectations.
My confidence matches my high aspirations.
I'll stand out despite your suppression.
I can't blend in. I am the...

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Trapped like a fish in a simple fish bowl, 
Unable to break out to be free,
Unable to escape the abuse of my world, 
The abuse directed at me,

I’m reminded, each day, I’m not worthy of love, 
Reminded I don’t have the right,
Reminded that it is...

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Relax
It is only
for this time that we live
testing the fiber of our faith
Repeat
All of life will be satisfied
from butterfly to bee.
My gods got it.
Let go.

5/7/20

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The tale now told
Blooms and unfolds


The sign I mark
Glimpse of fine spark


The words I write
Verse rhymes now cite


The face I show
Flings a fond glow


The truth I sing
Claims a grand fling


The touch I share
Is how I fare


The lines I etch
Exert a sketch


The life I live
Is gift...

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Thousand thoughts rummage the grey fluff.
Gloomy, godawful voices thump in self-talk
"I'm an idiot, a loser,...... it's all my fault".
Autopsies of the past, tear my flesh,
Regrets of a decade, devour my heart.
Rant of betrayals suffocate my breath.
Capricious sentiments egg me to a wreck.

Loud conch shells stalk...

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In my head is a little green monster who wants to put me down.
He has a pointed purple tail, and he wears an angry frown.
He says such mean things to me, he used to keep me mad and sad.
Now when he starts up, I barely...

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Playing poem-making today. Twisting my brains into position. 
They are resisting in no way, realizing grown up Caren is in charge here.
I start a little gorilla missive.
It is going along nicely, and I am humming the rhythm.
Pleased with myself.

Suddenly two of my childhood dendrites grab...

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