Pleased#Daily Prompt #Season 2#Attempt 30
Trying to please everyone
Ignoring my own self
Am I pleased with myself?
Trying to ease other’s pain
Forgetting I’m also facing same
What did I actually gain?
Trying to help out everyone
I believed I need no help for self
Was I really correct?
Trying to spread warmth and love
Though inside felt cold like dead
What was I trying to protect?
Trying to find out answers within
Accepting how lonely I feel
I too need all this pampering!
Wings Of Poetry 
Yes we all need to be held, just as much as we hold others.
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True Pragal! Especially we the mothers, wives, sisters we always keep giving and almost forget that we also need the same sometimes. Thank You for the comment and read!
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Very true, you are welcome with love.
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wonderful…best than the mine…no argument or debate on this…
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Ok! Thank You now that is pampering I need š
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a smiley…
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This poem is beautiful. ā¤ It reminds me a lot of myself.
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Thank You! I’m glad you can relate to it.
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Been there. Done that.
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Hmm
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fantabulous.i have felt similar kind of feelings now and then.we have to give best to ourselves before giving to anyone else
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Thank You for reading! True we often neglect ourselves.
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I can’t help but remembering that when you fly, the flight attention announcement about safety is, when in danger, put the mask on yourself first, before you help your young child. We have similar policy for school disaster. If the principal is injured, he gets priority for treatment. Take care of the one who has more responsibilities. The person(s) need to be well to take of others! So you’re right Meenakshi, take care of yourself first!! Good job!
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Thank You so much Miriam! This poem is for all of those who ignore themselves lost in caring for others! Yes you have put it Perfectly here!
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Thank you for bring this to readers’ awareness. Happy Easter! I have choir rehearsal in 1/2 an hour for tomorrow’s Good Friday Service. I checked your new post, didn’t have time to comment….
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Its ok! Enjoy your day!
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Thank you! I just came back from a 9-hour day! I had a nice poetry class, a good counseling meeting and a enjoyable choir rehearsal. ā„*ā„*ā„
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Beautiful. We should be putting ourselves first, but society make us believe that is selfish. Here is to turning that notion on its head. If we are happy and well we of much more help to others.
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Yes! Only a happy me can make others happy! Thank You for reading!
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I , me,myself always takes the backseat specially for women. A beautiful poem you’ve composed Meenakshi!
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Thank You Radhika! Our society frame our mind like this right from start. And we start feeling guilt if we think about ourselves without realising that it is our right.
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At times I feel as if I care too much about others or situations, but I don’t receive it back. A heartfelt poem that describes how I feel most of the time ā¤
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Thank You so much! Caring for others is good but ignoring self is not! Take care and love yourself! š
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Very true! Thank you, I will try my best to take care of myself. You take care too ā¤
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I can feel the pain captured in words
You have to love and take care of yourself first
If you won’t be strong and okay inside you won’t be able to comfort anyone else
And as women it is expected of us to put others before us but as they say in a punjabi saying
Khande khande te khoo vi khali ho jande ne
– Continuous withdrawals can end deplete wells of their water
So restore the water Inside you on priority rather than offering sips to everyone else.
Take care
Lots of love and hugs šš
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Hey Cherry! I loved this Punjabi saying. How true na!
Thank You so much dear for such a loving pampering! I’m feeling lucky.
Sometimes it feels so good that there is someone who makes you feel special too ā¤
Lots of love to you too! šš
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Yes Meenakshi it’s very true š
Everyone should be pampered why just kids and men ?
It’s good to have love around ššš
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So relatable… especially the last few lines!! ā¤ā¤
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Yes we too need these pamperings sometimes which we always give to others! Thank You!
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Right!!! Great observation…
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