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Know Thy Self

Posted by Brad Osborne on May 23, 2023 · 17 Comments

BERJAYA

I barely know myself at times,
What chance do you have…

Filed under Poetry · Tagged with ego, existence, fears, hopes, id, introspection, knowing, memories, perspective, poem, poerty, questions, self awareness, who am I, who are you

Backdrop

Posted by Brad Osborne on March 15, 2023 · 9 Comments

BERJAYA

I live in a faded backdrop,
Of all the years since passed…

Filed under Poetry · Tagged with distance, dreams, fears, future, hopes, life, living, living in the now, memories, past, poem, Poetry, time, time is fleeting

Expectations

Posted by Brad Osborne on April 28, 2022 · 13 Comments

BERJAYA

If I expect nothing of myself,
Then nothing I become…

Filed under Poetry · Tagged with change, expectations, failure, fear, goals, growth, hopes, life, Life lessons, obstacles, poem, Poetry, progress, success, time

Creating Dreams

Posted by Brad Osborne on February 27, 2020 · 20 Comments

BERJAYA

We tell our teens,
“For you there is no limit”,
For fear their dreams,
May somehow be diminished.

Filed under Poetry · Tagged with advice, children, dreams, failures, goals, hard work, hopes, life, limits, poem, Poetry, reality, teens, tenacity, youth

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