Rise Above

To rise above you must first know

We start our journey from below

To appreciate beauty you must first see

We learn from the face of the ugly

To understand you must relate

Associate your pain with hate

To love yourself you must get to know

The stranger within us as we grow

You are beautiful stranger I hope you know

Rise above ugly and say hello

 

Reviews

[Rob Santana]

Wise words. Good flow, well penned. Personal growth is a good thing.

[Traci]

Very much truth to your words. Growth comes from understanding and loving the beautiful stranger within.

[Marc Marlon Villaflor]

Cool!

[Yasmin]

Amazing !

[jgraham]

awesome, i like it

[Petrichor]

Very interesting poem... made me think.

[rnuff]

This is really amazing! I enjoyed this.
Wonderful wise words.

[SeekingMeaning]

I love the lines "To love yourself you must get to know/The stranger within us as we grow." I'm studying counseling right now, and this is so true. I consistently run up against things I didn't know about myself, and it's always shocking.

[Steve]

I love and appreciate the wisdom! Very nice.

[redflutterby]

Wonderful....very wise words!!!