What I Say To Myself When I Need To Calm The Fuck Down

by Robert M. Drake

each person will feel things their own way. each person will hurt the only way they know how. will love… the only way they've been taught to love. not everyone will see things the way you do. feel things the way you do. and you can't force your beliefs on people either because that's not love. that's not having compassion for other people. we all have our own right to see the world with our own eyes, therefore, understanding is key. and I don't mean saying it, saying you understand someone without putting yourself in their shoes. without respecting their views. you have to really know yourself and your environment to understand why people are the way they are. you have to go through enough pain to keep your heart open. to be compassionate towards other people. understanding is key and not everyone will understand you and that's okay. but the point is, to remember how all of us are different and try to understand that not all of us are meant to be the same. and you should never believe you understand it all because believe me, there will always be something to learn. there will always be something that will take your breath away. something that will make you question everything—your own beliefs and your own way of thinking. people, things and places, like life, are always evolving and you must evolve with them… if you ever want a fair shot in accepting your flaws and the flaws of other people. and before I finish, I just want you to know... that the beauty of it all is this, the more you understand people the better you will understand yourself. from the known and to the depths of your soul... people will always shape you. all that you are is all you've experienced with them. and dont ever forget... that the people you love will always have a piece of your heart. they will always be with you… no matter what.

Genres: Poetry, Self Help

147 pages, Paperback

Published May 18, 2019

About the author

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Reviews

[Jessi ❤️ H. Vojsk [if villain, why hot?] · Rating 4 out of 5]

Giving someone time
Is a very scary thing

Because

You don’t know
If they’ll come back

To you
Or forget you.

You don’t know
If it will help

The relationship
Or make it worse.

Time

Is a very
Tricky thing

And sometimes
It’s on your side

While other times
It’s not.

[Sahar Jennah · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 stars - I absolutely loved this book. Short, sweet, and to the point. Each poem was powerful. Not much repetitiveness.

[Adrianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sitting on the beach, reading this at sunset, was quite therapeutic. RM Drake always has the right words to help you through pain, fear, sadness, and self love.

It does bother me that I always find spelling and grammatical errors, but perfection is not what these books are about. And there’s something healing in that too.

[hOMI Ahmed · Rating 3 out of 5]

Actually it nver calm the damn down! It's just a title, i felt like my soul is leaving my body, like i can't breathe, filled with bitterness..
Just a poetry book that gonna hurt your soul.

[Katrina A · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not exactly as I thought

[Kylie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as relatable to me as some of this other books

[MJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a kind of book which will really helps you if you need someone to understand your feelings.

[bookworm · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5⭐️

[noa · Rating 4 out of 5]

better than the other 3 small books, needed to hear/reinforce some of the ideas he articulated, i definitely felt the most resistant to this one (comparatively) only in response to the parts where he admits to pushing people he loves away to protect himself but claims it was because he loved them and then goes on to complain that people don't care about him, but i did resonate with the part about people asking you all these "are you okay" questions but never listening

[Ariail Heath · Rating 3 out of 5]

Robert M. Drake is an amazing poet, but this book just didn't do it for me. It's a great collection of poems and theme is great if you need a good heartfelt read. I just felt that I read the same few poems over and over again.

[Amy mae · Rating 5 out of 5]

❤❤❤❤

[Sincerely Bluejay · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a brilliant attempt at healing the human condition. I read it in one sitting, three times, annotated it, questioned it, and embraced each page. Whoa, this one was a roller coaster. Well done

[ESA Chula · Rating 1 out of 5]

Simple note like structure

[Alexandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

this. that’s it. that’s all. just THIS

[Ally Diva · Rating 3 out of 5]

"You must find a balance between who you are and who you want to be." - Page 51

[Emily Elizabeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sucked.

[sammy williscroft · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poems I Liked:
It Is Easy
Rise Again
The Struggle
A Little Rain
My Brother
Move On Please

[Lilia Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the poems in this book and the poems were beautiful!!

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lots of distracting spelling mistakes ("your" instead of "you're," "to" instead of "too")...whic distracted from an already subpar book that did not meet the level of Drake's other work.