The blackbird chirping outside knows that his

song, while fine, will never be the nightingale,

but still he lifts his song to dusk and daybreak

full-voiced, impassioned and free

Humans, however, tend to compare  

and wither in the doing

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Why don’t we, like the blackbird,

gaze upon the dawn instead

–and remember

there is enough beauty for us all

and our own unique presentation

is exquisite and worthy and fine

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Unless we learn to embrace ourselves,

competition, while sometimes inspiring,

is the killer of connection, authenticity,

creativity and many other things

that the human heart craves

participation in

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So, I wish you well in all that you create,

and do, and are. I will focus on my very own

flavor of things to be the best ‘me’ that I can

become, and together we will make the world

an even more beautiful place to be

through appreciation

rather than comparison  

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©Heather Pound 2022