Of Ink, Paper, and Words Unspoken, by Kalpesh Desai

The champion

The champion I chose to write this as an affirmation that could be used by anybody who is shrouded in self doubt, or called a failure. I've been a student of #NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) for over two decades now, and am a firm believer that everything exists inside of language. This poem is inspired by a NLP presupposition that states "there is no failure, only feedback", and I've used those lines in this poem. How should we react when we hear accusations, or are told you’re not good enough? Especially when we believe we are in integrity. Perhaps, instead of being defensive or offensive, if we were to listen, guage, shift gears and sift through all that noise and glean the nuggets of insight that would help you succeed. They criticize because they care. Ultimately, it’s your battle and you own that field. That noise you hear from those judges, advisers and antagonists, is not very different from that voice on your GPS.

The ballad of you and I

Sometimes the home we build brick by brick may be broken, but the memories remain forever. And though paths may have part, there is no reason why we cannot cherish the time spent together.

I don't miss you, but I lie

You want to tell yourself that you don’t miss them, but you do. And those memories that linger remind you of how special it was. And that’s all you need to remember.

I am enough

This is inspired by a NLP presupposition that states "We have all the resources we need". It's a very powerful place to stand in, because it places a demand on you to be resourceful when life comes at you from all directions.

Just because

Sometimes they don’t work. And that’s just the nature of relationships. We honor that we’ve lost, and cherish every person who had chosen to love you, even briefly, and keep them in our prayers. Just because you no longer have it, it doesn’t mean that it wasn’t there.