If I think I thought of something
Walt Whitman likely thought it first
Or at least it seems to me
When my self esteem is at its worst
Eventually I realize
My measure as a man
Should not be how Walt lived
Or where he took his stand
It should be my own past
Do I rise and face the day
When my friends and love’s face losses
Do I run or steady and stay?
The constancy of comparison
Wears one’s own art away
Modern media’s consumption
Might be too high a price to pay
Gene G. McLaughlin 2013
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