Not so Much

I'm doubling again. Um-ahh. Today I am posting two poems. They were written a couple of years back now. A point of view about life and human nature. About how hard, but in the same respect, also very necessary it is to stay positive. I'm not sure if these will reflect this opinion, but I believe, that most of the time, it is not other people that let us down, it is the expectations that we have on them. Most of us are very hard on ourselves, but without realising it, we can be very hard on those around us. Most of the time, we all try to do the best we can in any given situation, making decisions based on experience and because it is impossible to experience everything, sometimes we get things wrong. Some of the worst mistakes can come from the best of intentions.

I have taught myself not to judge others, secretly holding onto the hope that this means others will not judge me.

Not So Much

It's not so much we need only love ourselves
for most of us, for most our lives, seek love from someone else.
It's not so much that we need only make it on our own,
for most of us, for most our lives, don't want to be alone.

It is more so, with expectant eyes, we must not look around
for it's the unexpected action that can let us down.
We bury truth so deep within, we lie to ourselves, more than each other
and it's the natural emotion that we fear, so thus we smother.

It's not so much that need to tell ourselves we're wrong
for most of us, for most our lives, lay where we don't belong.
It's not so much that we need only see in black and white
for most of us, for most our lives, choose a different wrong or right.

It is more so that we dare not put all our faith in one
for it will be that power held that causes us to run.
We seek love and happiness, not in ourselves, but in each other
and it is the natural emotion that we fear, so thus we smother.

Bella Magic