When I Stopped Paying Attention to other People: A Poem

When I stopped paying attention to other people I had more time to pay attention to myself.

When I stopped paying attention to other people I realized my left foot was longer than the other.

When I stopped paying attention to other people I had more time to focus on what God had for me

When I stopped paying attention to other people, I just started to be more happy

When I stopped paying attention to other people, I was able to get excited about my world.

When I stopped paying attention to other people, I realized the world was actually mine.

When I stopped paying attention to other people, I learned I had more smile in my eyes

When I stopped paying attention to other people, I had more time to do me things.

When I stopped paying attention to other people, I realized I could sing

When I stopped paying attention to other people, my Fried chicken slapped harder and my mac and cheese did not take long to follow

When I Stopped paying attention to other people, I started to get excited about tomorrow

When I stopped paying attention to other people’s business, I got some of my own

When I stopped paying attention to other people, I realized I was grown

When I stopped paying attention to other people, I started to enjoy life.

When I stopped paying attention to other people, I was able to straighten myself up and becomes someone’s wife

When I stopped paying attention to other people, I realized there was more to life than things

When I stopped paying attention to other people I became queen

When I stopped paying attention to other people, the horizon didn’t seem bleak after all

When I stopped paying attention to other people, I invited love into my heart

When I stopped paying attention to other people, I read a book and got smart

when I stopped paying attention to other people, I learned about the things that made me happy

WHen I stopped paying attention to other people, I started to love myself.

When I stopped paying attention to other people, I began to acquire real wealth.

Riches is not the things that you see, no indeed.

Its the love in your life, the joy in your heart, and the people around that make everything alright.

peace