The You that is You
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Well, Look at you now,
you’re on top of the heap.
You’ve climbed up those stairs
and you’ve found some great peeps.
You’re bright and you’re shining,
you’re the cream of the crop.
And there’ll be no stopping
at the tip of this top.
Except when there is,
and you can’t make it work.
So you stop and you wait,
and you think till it hurts.
And you stand and you wear
a path on the floor,
but the flashes don’t come
As you pace back and forth.
And all of your peeps,
you see climbing the heaps,
They are shining bright stars
They are brilliant, they are!
And you’re first up in line,
to pat on their backs,
you give them high fives
and you smile and you laugh.
And then go back home,
to the unfinished you.
The you that is you,
that is what you must do.
And you’ll put down your head
and dream and you’ll plan.
You’ll work harder than hard,
to beat the brass band.
For all that you have,
is what you must give.
In this give and this take
In this life that you live.
And as you keep on,
you’ll see those you love,
patting your back
and singing your song.
So, no matter the twists
and the turns you must make,
going down, coming up,
there can be no mistake.
This you that is you,
it’s the number one stop.
Be YOU…in your mind,
and your strength,
and your heart.
You are a rockstar! Put those blinders on and keep running your own amazing race! But all the while getting pats and patting others right back!
Kelly I Am
Girl…you’re so awesome! Thank you!!!
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.
Well said, my friend…well said!
Sigh. You are you…the best of the best, nothing is better, you are ahead of the rest. And you my dear friend, must persevere to the end. Because you my dear friend, will climb to the top..ran out of rhyming. Oh shucks. You’re great. Remember that.
You’re great. Fer reals. The End.
you had me at “well”.
you and seuss are in a category of your own!
I’m just an imitator. But It’s amazing to hear you say that… I couldn’t sleep last night b/c this stupid rhyme kept going through my brain… ha!
I Love it, I love it, I Love it, I do. There is no one who cheers me exactly like you!
A very uplifting post. Thanks.
Awww…. you are SO sweet, my friend!!! Thank you.
Well done, GwennieLoo. 🙂
:>)
Thanks, girlie!!!
You have outdone yourself today Gwen.
Oh, my gosh… you’re crazy!
Thank you so much!
And the ‘you that is you’ is more than a bit fabulous!
Oh, Jane! I don’t know what to say!!!
Thank you.
amen, dr seuss! i mean, gwen!
Ha!
Amen. Dr. Suess is my idol. I want to live in a fluffy tree.
Add Wise Poet to the string of many wonderful adjectives that describe the you that is you, Gwen 🙂
Wise? Hmmm… Bizarre? Perhaps!
Thank you, dear one! You are way too kind…
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You’re on your own.
And you know what you know.
And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go….
The race you are running is a wonderful one 🙂
karianne
Thank you, dear Thistle.
Let’s hope this knowing-ness in my head increases expeditiously!
You’re such an encouragement and inspiration, Gwen. 🙂
You are AMAZING Gwen! I know I can always find something positive to put a smile on my face when I visit the Bold Abode. Thank you. And if the big career as blogger doesn’t work out, you can always consider poetry 🙂
Oh Gwen this post rocks! Keep on keeping, you are awesome too!
love it!
are you related to Dr. Seuses?
So true! We’re all about “Oh, the Place You’ll Go”, so i’m in the mood for this post:)
Jessica
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