A Poem About Being You Against All Odds by hopehuggs

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· @hopehuggs · (edited)
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A Poem About Being You Against All Odds
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<center><h2>A Poem About Being You Against All Odds</h2>

<center>Look, Look around
without a sound 
Really Look
Without the bankbook
Take away the money signs 
And see virtuous kinds
Erase Life’s Franchise
From your eyes.
What is deep inside
Buried and dried?
An unrealised dream
That ran out of steam.
People laughed
Called you daft. </center>

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They trampled it
And you quit
Thinking for yourself
Put yourself on the bookshelf
With the same color cover
Should anyone else discover
The crazy idea you once had
And think you utterly mad
But when truth be told
Your idea was pure gold.
An opportunity lost
A potential tossed 
Under the heels
Of society’s ideals 

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I urge you now
To take a vow
To search your soul
And follow YOUR goal
Your greatest care
There is treasure there
Look at your core
And look some more
To find a mission
Without inhibition
Your hearts desire
That sets you on fire
With meaning and more
Making your spirit roar.

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Leave materialism at the door
Sweep it off the floor
Give money a reason
To enter in dry season
And change your direction
Upon self-reflection
Where happiness is in sight
It’s lasting and feels right
Not just a tiny fleeting flit
From a shopping dopamine hit
But a sense of wonder
Excitement like thunder
Rippling inside 
An unstoppable tide.

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@matthewtiii ·
It really touched me. The situation I am facing right now has much to do with materialism and it's harm to people.

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@hopehuggs · (edited)
Thank you.  My daughter is going through a phase of wanting fame and riches and big mansion, so
 I'm trying to show her that creating memories and experiences are just as valuable.
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@blazing ·
Against all odds in style that was great to read something very interesting
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@hopehuggs ·
The words keep flowing, like I have a message to tell :))
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@miti ·
Congratulations! I just stopped by to say that your post has been selected as a ***daily Featured Post*** of my personal curation project! You can find the daily Featured Post [HERE](https://steemit.com/curation/@miti/mydailymanualcurationfeaturedposts2019-06-03-5qg5h339y5).
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@hopehuggs ·
Thank you :))
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@miti ·
It's a pleasure!
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@riverflows ·
Wonderful. We're taking a whole year off next year and we'll have less money to spend, which is only a good thing. I totally hate being sucked in to materialism - but it SHOUTS at you all the time! 

Excitment like thunder, rippling inside - Love that line! 
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@hopehuggs ·
It certainly is everywhere you look, unfortunately.    It makes me sad to think of all that wasted potential of people living like they are 'expected' to, not how their heart or soul wants them to.
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