A Reflection

Woke up great today. Let's change it up!

I woke up today with a sense of determination,

I don’t know what it was but something clicked in place.

Almost like my brain was done with preparation,

I swear you could almost see the drive on my face.

I looked in the mirror as I often do,

But this time was different, I didn’t see hate.

I saw myself for the first time without a clouded view,

It was like my brain said “no!” to my inevitable fate.

 

“Today will be different!”, I said to me,

At first I admit, it was hard to believe.

I’ve said that some many times, I thought “yeah we’ll see”,

But as I looked in the mirror, the sadness started to leave.

For so long, I put so much weight on what others thought,

I felt I wasn’t worth it, like I wasn’t good enough.

They sold me a way to feel and I just bought,

Hook line and sinker, the way I felt was rough.

So when I felt the sadness drain, it was unreal,

Having felt so poorly on myself for so long.

Twisted thoughts brought on by how I feel,

In the back of my mind, I knew…I knew it was wrong.

 

A new track in the playlist of the life of Josh,

As Britney would say “better work b***h!”.

An upbeat track my old sadness can’t squash,

I am so happy I finally have that spark, that itch.

It had eluded me for reasons, I am sure are lies,

But it hit me like a truck, enough is enough.

My happiness means something to me, I have try,

It doesn’t matter how I do, just to start is enough.

An old saying, I remember I am trying to use as a motto,

You don’t have to be great at the start, but you have to start to be great.

It has new meaning to me, no longer are the words just hollow,

I choose to be great, I am giving myself a blank slate.

Author's Note

Rate/Review if you like, I love hearing your thoughts and opinions.

Reviews

[B. Boileau]

A happy mind makes for a happy life... (or something like that). Your words flow with ease off the page . Good rythm and I like the tempo of it.
excellent piece!
bill

[A.Klepek]

Every day is a new day and it sounds like you are inspired. I love it. AK

[Nani Mino]

good feeling you need to read more poems to get the rules

[Keli C]

I like happy poems a lot. Some days I wake up grumpy and it would be nice to have a poem like this to read when I do. I hope you have a wonderful day. :)

[Joshua McNay]

Thanks! I am trying to write happier things to brighten my day and by extension other peoples days as well. Glad you like it and hope you have a wonderful day as well. Thank you for the review.

[Keli C]

You are welcome. :)