Start [poem]

On starting | 100 DoW #71

Jibran el Bazi

Mar 09, 2023

Hey friends, here’s a poem I wrote. (And I narrated it for good measure).

It serves as a good reminder to myself to just start.

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Dare to be bold,
Dare to build.

Before you are old,
Full of guilt.

Do make a plan,
Do plan to make.

Don’t give in to the man,
Who says you are fake.

Use your mind,
Use your heart.

It’s OK to begin from behind,
As long as you start.

Thanks for reading!

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