"Be better than me"

"I just want to see how high you'll go and how far you will reach"

I want you to realize your potential

even though struggle in life is sequential

My intention with you is not to compete

because seeing your growth is the ultimate treat

Think about the things I've done

and all the battles I've lost and won

I see more in you than you think I do

even though you may not have a clue

Learn from my shortcomings

so when your goal is reached, you have a great home coming

Reviews

[lightsong]

and there is NO limits for that growing, and there is NO ending for it, immortal beings we are, and we will always be, BUT who has that awareness and that acceptance, that a human's mind CAN do the impossible?! who is able to keep their inners unaffected by the negativity which is carried from the surroundings, environments, circumstances... etc, that is the challenge! Your words bring courage with a peaceful tune, to those whom are in doubt, or down, or in troubles... or in low self esteem, "My intention with you is not to compete", how wonderfully brilliant that sentence is, how generous and giving Your title is, all Your words are... how confident You are, and SHOULD be! wonderful, poem, generously wonderful...

[Thepensiveplayer]

Thank you so much. I loved your response. :)

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Well every failure and loss add strong layers on our hearts, those times filter who's there for us and who's not. It's a great matter that you let yourself be seen down than the one your motivating, giving our every inch on someone's success has a bliss? Must be! I wish I had someone to tell this poem to me.
Thanks for sharing, relatable is every line here :)

[Thepensiveplayer]

Your welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it and please continue your great work as well. :)

[Nefertiti Virtudes Ahme..]

I really dig the will to see someone grow. You can really get a grasp for the passion and lesson in this. Kudos!

[Thepensiveplayer]

Thank you!

[‘Thoughts In Time..]

Amen to that it’s not how many times you fall but how many times you get back up again- great words and to be happy for someone’s success is wonderful- lovely words🌹

[Hailey Juliet]

This poem gets me thinking about the limitlessness of the human spirit, the ability to become so much more than we can imagine if we could only glimpse our true potential.

"I see more in you than you think I do"

From my own experience, I know it's taken some outside influence to nudge me along at times, to push me to go for that thing I thought unattainable, but in the end it's so rewarding and gratifying to look back and say 'I did that, and I don't know how'; to realize that we have that potential in us: it's not just fantasy.

"Learn from my shortcomings"

It's an invaluable gift to have role models and people to look up to, to learn from, to take the good and the bad from them and synthesize it, to grow from it. At least in my opinion, a good role model is not necessarily a perfect person, but one who has the humility and self-awareness to acknowledge their own shortcomings and wear them on their sleeves for others to see and grow from. I think you capture that humble and gracious attitude in this poem. It's inspiring and well worth reading. Thank you for sharing this piece.

Hailey

[siobhan]

Brilliant! Short, snappy and to the point. Always look forward to your poems. Keep going :-)