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Daily Reminder

August 12, 2015
By gerardway DIAMOND, Brooklyn, New York
gerardway DIAMOND, Brooklyn, New York
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But you and Leslie like to hold hands and jump off of cliffs together into the great unknown. You two have a good relationship. I don&rsquo;t personally know what that&rsquo;s like, but I am given to understand it means you&rsquo;re gonna land on your feet.<br /> <br /> - R.S.


It’s the beginning of a new day
It’s compiled on top all your other half-assed days
I’m your daily reminder to get your s*** together
I go off before the alarm clock does

 

It’s compiled on top all your other half-assed days

Days when you were more broken than bent
I go off before the alarm clock does
Even before the cry of unfinished duties reaches your ears

 

Days when you were more broken than bent
Those days need to leave, and quickly
Even before the cry of unfinished duties reaches your ears

Don’t forget you still have to try

 

Those days need to leave, and quickly
Just because you’ve fallen doesn’t mean you should stay down
Don’t forget you still have to try
Have you given up?

 

Just because you’ve fallen doesn’t mean you should stay down
Because so what?
Have you given up?
Put in enough fight to get through another week

 

Because so what?
It’s the beginning of a new day
Put in enough fight to get through another week
I’m your daily reminder to get your s*** together


The author's comments:

In my creative writing class, my teacher gave us an assignment to try to create a pantoum, a Malay poem consisting of lines in a specific order that repeat only twice. This was my attempt at one.


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