Going Against Words

All your life you let people dictate
your thoughts,
feelings,
and beliefs,
but not this time...
now you're  going against the words of the jealous
ignoring the words from the haters,
because listening to them
instead of believing in yourself
will get you no-where
but in last place
in the race of your life,
so go against these words
even if it means losing friends
those really aren't your friends
to begin with
even if it means losing sleep
to achieve your dream...
go for it,
because it will pay off in the long run
sometimes going against words that people say
helps you realize who you really are

Author's Note

Always listening to other peoples words will help you sometimes, but not all the time and you have to realize when people are trying to help you are want to hurt you.

Reviews

[Aurora Lynn]

I like this poem! You're right, there are times where you just have to ignore the hurtful words of the people who just want to do you harm. It was interesting that you wrote this poem in second person. Because of this you have to be aware of the difference between 'your' and 'you're'. I caught one of them here 'now your going against the words of the jealous'. 'Your' should be 'you're'. A simple mistake and it doesn't take away from the over-all feeling of the piece. Thank you for writing!

[Calypso]

Amen! Sometimes we don't need to listen to what other's say.

[Brittni]

Thank you for sending me this poem. I love all your work thus far and this is just another one I can add to the growing library. You should be proud of your work, especially at a young age. I look forward to reading more, just be patient with my incoming reviews and rates :D (work makes it difficult)

[John]

great job here. words are too powerful to play around with. also, the way we arrange words are, obviously for creativity sake, are sometimes more important that what we actually say. well done

[Elizabeth Fiske]

I love this! It's kind of funny because a lot of what you say to do in this poem has happened to me so I connect to it easily too. "listening to them instead of believing in yourself will get you no-where but in last place in the race of your life" I love the wording and the message...It's neat because the line "in the race of your life" is unique...I've never heard/seen it worded like that...but it's so true; every minute counts and they pass by so quickly that essentialy it is a race to death, and we must spend the time wisely...I love it!! :) :D

[Fabric Pulse]

Favorited. Thank you for speaking the truth!

[angelina]

I LOVE THIS POEM!!!

[BlueberryKisses]

great poem, I love this :) It is amazing from start to finish, great job!

[Joel M Frye]

What defies us often refines us. More to the point is the self-confidence to define yourself by your vision and standard. Those who hate demand the keys to my self-image. It's not theirs to demand. Keep on keepin' on.

[Yina]

Wow! That is amazing! You did this wonderfully:) You sound like an awesome advice-giver:)

[Holly Von Darling]

This is fantastically motivational. I like how the poem is about rebelling against words and in its structure it is almost spoken word poetry!