be honest with yourself and others

By anathema

no matter how bad
your day has been

there is someone
out there
having a worse one

it's nice
to have luxury problems
isn't it?

it's nice
to complain
on a full stomach
warm flesh
dry head
unbroken skin

you say
you can't live to see tomorrow?
that no one understands your pain?
that you are alone/unloved/unseen?

you say
that you
have
nothing
anymore?

you should be ashamed of yourself.

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Published on Sunday, February 29, 2004. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "be honest with yourself and others"

On Thursday, October 26, 2017, Just Dave (448) wrote:

When I lay my head down at night I always find three things to be thankful for. Even on my worst day I find three. I also remind myself how lucky I am when I walk out of the grocery store. Spot on poem. JD
A former member wrote: *nods vigorously* to be grateful for the things that we possess, and appreciate what we do not. though it's usually those who have never gone without that neglect what they have the most.
A former member wrote: I wish my cheering could be better transmited though this medium
On Monday, March 29, 2004, FindAgentX (31) wrote:

reminds me of something..."he said change the channel i've got problems of my own i'm so sick of hearing about drugs and aids and people without homes and i said, well, i'd like to sympathize with that but if you don't understand then how can you act?"
On Sunday, March 28, 2004, capt_funguy (777) wrote:

nice chill at the end of that one ... and the truth flows like clean water in to our pearly white toothed smiles ... the water we drink to wash down all that great food we eat .. nice directness .. nice write .. funguy
On Sunday, March 28, 2004, flying_fox (571) wrote:

ooooh...I do agree with this. There comes a time when you need to take responsibility for your own actions, however, depression and other mental states can be so powerful that they override all logic. This piece is very effective though. Fox
On Sunday, February 29, 2004, Despairing Eyes (7) wrote:

Each persons pain is thier own, and equal to all others in that sense, so you shouldn't feel so petty towards other people for it
On Sunday, February 29, 2004, KittyStryker (710) wrote:

please. if people in Africa, who watch their parents, brothers and sisters, children even, die of disease, get wounded in war, etc., and yet still manage to make it through and survive, there's no excuse for anyone else.
A former member wrote: I'm kind of 50/50 on this subject so won't agree or disagree but just wanted to say either way that this was nicely written. ~Ship!