Pride

Pride
when it becomes
the only shield
to protect your being
to protect your happiness
be proud to have it.

Pride
when it drives you
to solitude
and becomes the cause
of your loneliness
have courage
to throw it away.

Pride
is just a thing
you can carry it
or you can put it
into trash.

poem by Marites C. Cayetano
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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