Tag: self-esteem

  • What Does  ‘Value’ Mean If You’re In Poverty?

    What Does ‘Value’ Mean If You’re In Poverty?

    With over 500 million people currently in poverty across the globe, materialism is but an abstract concept. Unimaginable to the people, who, through no choice of their own have found themselves struggling to survive.   When put into context it is  somewhat fortunate yet ignorant of us who complain about shops not stocking the right…

  • Poem –  Shy

    Poem – Shy

    I’m Shy. Is that ok? I know I should meet your eyes more than sometimes. But I don’t. Should I be ashamed?   I get nervous when around strangers. Find I become a stranger in myself. I feel paranoid of the dangers, That lurk just behind the shelf.   I’m angry for being this way.…

  • The Woes Of Recording Your Own Voice.

    The Woes Of Recording Your Own Voice.

    So, here I am, staring down the barrel of a gun, otherwise known as my Blue Yeti USB microphone. My lip starts to quiver then an absolute torrent of inaudible words start spewing out of my mouth uncontrollably. I’m supposed to be doing my intro to my very first podcast but instead I’m building up…

  • Poem – Lost

    Poem – Lost

    Lost I feel lost sometimes. Like I don’t fit in. And yet I don’t want to stand out. I just bear and  grin. A broken doll. Is an appearance I feel from within.   But I shouldn’t always play the victim, life is kind to me at times. I only wish I wasn’t just as…

  • Poem: Fight

    Poem: Fight

    It doesn’t matter what’s wrong or what’s right. If you go left, I’ll go right. I don’t want anyone to know I cry at night, So that’s why I always put up a fight. I’ll fight on a Monday, I’ll fight on a Tuesday. I’ll fight when you choose-a-day, Cuz for me, it’s never a…

  • Poem – Lost

    Poem – Lost

    Below is a poem I wrote in a state of confusion one evening. I was at a loss with what my purpose in life should be. Frustrated that I had so many thoughts in my mind  yet took so little action: Lost I feel lost, There’s a voice in my head that can never be…