Careful perseverance
in pursuit of more
and more.
I once was comfortable
in the everyday monotony of
succeeding
but lately there’s a flame in me
to burn brighter than I’m used to
to fall asleep because of exhaustion
not inertia
These dreams of becoming
all I can be
sometimes keep me up at night.
elleguyence 
A beautiful poem Elle. If you continue what you’re doing you’ll become a famous author with a wonderful repertoire to help you fall asleep every night. I love the flow and the honesty of the poem. Stan
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Thank you Stan! Every path we take will always lead us where we need to be 🙂 Appreciate your comments as always.
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No sleep sweeter than the sleep after a physically exhausting day. No sleep more fitful than the one that follows an emotionally exhausting day!
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Absolutely!
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Reblogged this on davidbruceblog #2.
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Hi Elle, I appreciated reading your poem. I wonder if this poem is about opportunities that you had to give up for your pursuit of success. I believe that whatever the field you are in, it would require you a significant amount of time repeating the same thing over and over again until you achieve your goal. Perhaps in this repetition, you are faced with a desire to do something that feels more human. This was my interpretation, please feel free to share your thoughts. Thanks -Ralph
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You’re absolutely right Ralph! It takes time to become a master in something, and better yet, you don’t have to be a master in something to have reason to just…do it! Thank you for commenting 🙂
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Wow! I’m not sure what to say about hoe this touched me. Words fail me, but You have mastered them.
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You’re so kind, Leslie, thank you!
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I love this thought!
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Thank you for sharing!!
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Dreams are not what you see while sleeping, but what you keeps you from sleeping- so you go Ellen!!! Goodluck!!
Realize n live them!
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Thank you!!
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Wow, I can’t believe this. Thank you for writing this, wow. This is literally the life that i am currently living. “to fall asleep because of exhaustion not inertia” this quote describes me perfectly. Thank you for sharing this!
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Reblogged this on Poetry by Charles Joseph and commented:
I am at a point in my life where I am experiencing this same thing. I am so happy that I ran across this. And if you haven’t, please follow her blog. You won’t regret it.
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