Only those who put more energy into self-pity than into pay… - David Whyte

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Only those who put more energy into self-pity than into paying attention are truly marooned.

David Whyte

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David Whyte (born 2 November 1955) is an Anglo-Irish poet.[1][2][3] He has said that all of his poetry and philosophy are based on "the conversational nature of reality".[4] His book The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America (1994) topped the best-seller charts in the United States.

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Enough. These few words are enough.
If not these words, this breath.
If not this breath, this sitting here.

This opening to life
we have refused
again and again
until now.

Until now.

Walking the roads is enough today, I’ll follow the dark line of receding sun

Poetry is language against which you have no defenses.

Only those who put more energy into self-pity than into paying attention are truly marooned. - David Whyte

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