Short Shortcomings Poems

overcompensate 
shortcomings
was the plan 
once upon a 
time till that 
day began to
realize that having 
flaws is what makes 
us unique...

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If one doesn't like being criticized for his shortcomings in life 

let him find a way to eliminate them and thus end the strife! 









© Demetrios Trifiatis
     12 August 2020...

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Spotlight shining on the deficiencies of another,
Only momentarily takes the focus from our own.
If the focal point is forever on a sister or brother,
We've no time to monitor how ours have grown....

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jugernaut of the masses
call forth the minions
stockpile the odes
and breathe no more
hold into account all I have
pillage not unto my weakness
scoff not part now
plow the ground
and support the groves
of my shortcomings...

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I think
pals are like a dictionary
I look at and love
it is not for their faults
to see my own faults through them.

There are faults in the dictionary
I think
we realizes and corrects
our own shortcomings
through the dictionary....

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Think of
You without a
Fogged mind with biases
Unclutter from extra baggage
Start from today to walk to a new hope

Accept bravely your shortcomings 
Is the first step to change 
Your precious life
Do it




Nayda Ivette
11-26-2015...

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Why do we think it’s bad when other folks do it
While we persist in justifying our flagrant ways?
I suspect we cannot see our own shortcomings
Their misbehaviors despicable, ours merely flings.

Written March 20, 2022...

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back then, younger summer evenings,

                we ate crabs, oysters, shrimp fillings

                    chased and downed, my dear,

                              with Mexican beer,

                  shortcomings, but no misgivings !...

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Your hair is like Atlantis, mystery behind mystery. Your eyes are like Atlantic, wave over wave. Your body is like a Matrioshka, beauty inside beauty. Your voice is a rose garden,clung in fragrance. But I have nothing to give You my heart sorry for all the shortcomings....

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Inspired to share what I know
About a love that overflows
Genuine in its giving
Nothing could ever compare
A love I’ve never known
In spite of me, my flaws, my shortcomings
Because of me he gave it all, his life on a cross
The unwavering love of God, Gods love never fails.
God Is Love!...

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Our nature
is just to serve
ourselves.
We war against
those that -- to us -- are
not the same.
In truth
if we would
ever
look within
then perhaps
our own shortcomings
might rise into the light
of
a better nature.

9.5.18
Yalto Format
Contest: Human Nature
Sponsor: Edward Ibeh...

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With each breath,
I am reminded of 
our glorious destiny.

With each tear
I am also reminded of
our challenges and shortcomings....

And so ;

With each new sunrise,
I am blessed with the gift of a brand new day.
Another day to carry on and 
make things even better than the day before .........

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it’s too easy to mock
and ridicule
to take on airs
so pompous
pretentious
arrogant
irreverent
and insolent

blatant cheap attempts
to have us look
the other way
at least momentarily
take the attention
off our own 
personal flaws
and shortcomings



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on November 4, 2019...

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I hold all my truths to be a nuisance.
 I hold all my shortcomings to be a riddle.  
Through smoke and fog of plenty I am blinded to that which I should fear but in pride I do not. 
Comfort is a great hubris. 
 What distracts that which we deam pleasurable?
 What cause can awake us.
 Does it always have to be horrible?...

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In that moonlit night, 
A nude picture hangout bares
My bemoaning eyes, 
Showing raindrops. 
Soul searching eyes, 
Picking flowers and drinking wines
Haunt me in the valleys of dreams, 
Images that last forever. 
Ripples of beer in thin air, 
I squandered my time. 
Ever the same, 
In that blue horizon
I'll search and wait....

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Grandfather was indifferent to money.
Father was interested in money

Older brother only studied
Father learned to make money

The eldest son was ignoring money
Father paid attention to the role of money

Wife did not love money
Father had regret money

Father's sacrifice
made his shortcomings

To me, they shine like jewels....

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And as much as I tried to argue against my shortcomings-

The rumors spread. 

And so did the sense of doom within. 

I became infamous. 

For my limitations. 

It is like trying to capture a wave in the ocean-

By stepping carefully into the water. 

While everyone is riding into the horizon. 

I am busy writing in the sand....

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If you’re looking for perfection
Then you best keep passing by
Cause there may be perfect people
But I’m not that perfect guy

My blemishes are obvious
My imperfections plan to see
My flaws and shortcomings
Accompany deficiencies

But, if you too aren’t perfect
And want empathy that understands
Then being perfectly imperfect
I might be just your man...

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I spend my days
Trying to reconcile
Who I am With who I'd like to be
Making choices that further 
Blind and defeat me
I've lost the inertia of my life
with the intimate knowledge of my failures and shortcomings
in hand 
I wait
Feeling pale and lost 
in the wicked pull of things 
I know I cannot have
The world moves over me
A massive current
drowning a grain of sand...

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The woman
 has always combined mystery, magic, and allure, we can only hunger for when together,
and remember fondly when apart.
Your power to enchant makes a man want to be better for you.
But a daunting task to maintain over time.
We are simply flawed, and attempts at showing love sometimes awkward.
Your capacity for love, needs to overcome the shortcomings of our gender....

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With you I feel free
Intoxicated by our chemistry
And in spite of my shortcomings you remain
To embrace me through all of my pain
Always there to catch me when I fall
You love me through it all

No matter the obstacles we face
I always feel safe in our space
Through all the highs and lows 
Your love for me never slows
You always answer when I call
You love me through it all...

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Confessions

The deepest of all, I write in my heart, as the fondest of all I keep in my memories. The weakness of all I fortify within my palm as I let the pain dive with the wind. I rekindle the good deeds as I strangle shortcomings. I fight my worst self as I embrace the best of me. It's not all about how fast I can go, not even how far I can go but how I feel when I get there.


NSA...

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once a year
across the world
spotlight 
on
progress 
unyielding
shortcomings
blaring
unfairness
injustices
abuse
shooting high
auspicious
arrows
of optimism
and victories



Submitted on April 6, 2022 for contest TRIBUTE TO WOMEN by BEATA AGUSTIN

on November 29, 2021 for contest HUMAN RIGHTS sponsored by ROBERT JAMES LIGUORI

AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on February 26, 2019...

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Honesty
By: Miracle Man
8/7/2019

When things go awry,
It’s man’s nature to place blame.
Accusations and innuendos,
Become the name of the game.

While ignoring the shortcomings,
In our own persona.
We explore our list of prospects,
Seeking out our next Jonah.

But when good things happen,
Pertinent facts we’ll edit.
Doing our dead level best,
To find a way to take credit.
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Know you have the power to win 
Know you have the power to give
Know you have the power to get your wishes, dreams, wants
Know you have the power to ignore one’s faults, mistakes, shortcomings
Know you have the power to keep you
Know you have the power on you
Know you have the Power living in you
Know you have your will, honor, gifts, life
Know you have on you light, high or dim
Know you have your you
You have it
You...

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