Dear self

I wrote this after a bad breakup...

Dear Self,

 

This arrangement is played again and again,

If only I had known...

I wish I hadn't...

But I play a different tune.

Dear self,

 

I sing a song like others before,

but because of a change in key...

I sing a new ballad.

Dear self,

 

Make mistakes,

I beg you.

They'll create who you are.

 

The consequences,

the people you meet,

they'll change you.

 

They'll tear you to tears,

they'll make you feel dumb,

they'll lead you astray.

but you will learn.

 

Amazing things mistakes are,

terrible creatures,

but look back.

See what they taught us?

Dear Self...

 

Author's Note

This isn't my best work ever but I like it because of the message. It means a lot to me.

Reviews

[SM Davis]

Wonderful. I tell my children (who are now grown) this all the time. Mistakes are a MUST. I tell this to my employees as well. Very well executed.

[Wildecat]

Excellent poem and excellent advice. I liked this poem. Well done.

[Meradee]

I like this. I believe that everyone sings their own song. I love how you said 'but because of a change in key I sing a new ballad.' every time something happens in our lives we change a key. I really like this. This is going in my favorites.
Pepper...

[Poeticpiers]

Your message is expressed with great clarity in well written poetic prose. You are so right making mistakes is how we learn.WE tend to remember painful lessons much more easily I wonder why