STRUGGLES OF EVERY STEEMIAN (An Original Poetry)

in #poetry7 years ago (edited)

Are you one of them? I bet you face it too !! LOL

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So you are here, just like me,
Working head to toe to earn some steem, 💸
thinking different ways to get a few votes,👍🏻
using bellyrub, randowhale and upgoats!🐐

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But it doesn’t work much,
and you beat your head,🤦🏻‍♀
because after seven days
your posts goes dead.💀

That post, on which you spent a week, 📝
for which you researched on net like a geek.👓
You thought and typed and rechecked so many times, 🙇🏻‍♀
only for readers to ignore it like blinds?🤷🏻‍♀

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Damn it, you get frustrated!! 😖
To see all your effort becoming a wastage, 💩
but then you see huge dollars on the trending posts, 💰
you again get motivated & your depressed self gets lost. 👻

Then you post again,📝
promote it like a crazy man.🙇🏻
On steemitchat, on Discord, on FB and Instagram,📱
you try ALL platforms, you even try to SPAM ! 👨🏻‍💻

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But still what you earn is just 2-3 extra votes 👍🏻,
you wonder if there is something wrong with people
or something wrong with your posts?🤔

You try new promotional techniques,
try praising people from India, Asia, Africa or Greece,
you make random comments to gain attention 🔆
you vote, follow, tag and mention. 🔗

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Fail, fail, fail !! After so many tries, ☹
Okay! I will leave steemit, you finally decide. 😑
But then curie or a random Whale upvotes you,
and again, you get emotional & change your choice.🙀

Trapped again by the only website,🖥
where your talent has a chance to shine real bright,🌟
you again put time, again put efforts,👩🏻‍💻
with a vision to increase your steem networth💵,

You beg for votes from people, 🙏🏻
you make deals to vote back, 🤝
you ask others to follow for follow,👉🏻
you unwillingly chat.😓

But how can anyone chat so much,😧
that too, when you have SO MANY Discord servers. 🙆🏻
How can you write, promote and gossip all together, 🤷🏻‍♂
and read and comment further.🤦🏻‍♀

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So you drop the idea and cease to chat,🙅🏻‍♂
you stay awake late night like a bat 🦇
thinking of new ideas, to increase some views, 👀
trying to hit the section TRENDING and not just the NEW !! 🗣

Then you participate in a bucket full of contests,🥊
and hope to win them all, 🏆
only to realise that not a single window 🖼,
was struck by your ball ⚾.

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Then you SPAM people’s posts with COMMENTS,📥
until someone warns you to flag your spams. 🚩
What to do? What to do? You think again,😰
wasting time on making a new plan 📈.

And then you decide to attract a Whale,🐋
painting their pictures, following their trails, 🎨
commenting on their wall, saving your fall, 🤹🏻‍♀
but Oh My God, you fail again! 👎🏻

You sit there expressionless,
not knowing what to do? 😞
Whether leave it down there,
or should you continue❓

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You read people’s lengthy posts and leave quality comments, ✍🏻
but until how long would you read, just to keep a hold of them?✊🏻

But look at you, even after such a huge fall,🥀
you still have strength to stand tall🕴🏻
You still don’t give up, you are still trying, 🏃🏻
look, you are already a winner, why are you crying?🤷🏻‍♀

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Your votes might not be increasing, but your followers are, 👬
your dollars might not be rising, but your reputation has jumped so far. 🤾🏻‍♀

Big things take big-time, 🕛
keep patience until you are confined, 😌
your time will come quick, if you keep up your pace, 🏃🏻‍♀
ENJOY THIS PLATFORM, don’t take it as a race.❌

Fail a 100 times to be successful once, 🏅
Trust me, that once would be enough then,
because someday you will be noticed,
this place is full of good men 👨🏼‍⚖.

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Be prepared for failures, 🤥
don’t take them seriously, 🙂
provide value, provide help, don’t behave viciously. 😏

And the most important is that you post to enjoy, 🤠
earning is just a bonus, Oh boy !!😎

Be happy when you receive it, but when not, don’t cry, 😅
do here WHAT YOU LOVE, and wait for it to reach the sky. 💫

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1st picture taken from @minnowbooster. All others from pixabay.com or pexels.com.


What do you think was similar to your situation from the above poetry. Comment with #iagree if you face anything same as I mentioned above. SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FOLLOWERS TOO TO GIVE THEM A GOOD LAUGH. Keep steeming hard !! :)

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Needs to be shared Facebook! This made me laugh and smile at the same time! A great read to myself

Haha. I am glad that it made you laugh. But facebook might not appreciate my post 😅. As the poem shows struggles of steemit, we should better keep quite, for Steemit’s progress 😷🤐

Feel your pain. Good post!

Hehe :p Thanks for understanding, and commenting :D

That was so helpful really! beautifully put. A sort of a movie trailer for me. I couldn't resist writing these lines:
I am a newbie so I am a steemit amoeba,
yearning to evolve and fight all crisis
Your poem, elixir, a knowledge plethora
hints at success but with a bit of amoebiasis

Haha how was it a movie trailer 😅?
Haha !! Hi five ✋🏻. You too can rhyme. Where are you from?

hahaha. Hi five! Movie trailer because as a newbie it gave me a preview of what's going to happen to me in future. I believe poetry is the strongest form of expression. So fewer words yet so deep and multifaceted. I am not good at it at all but I admire those who are blessed with this skill. I will keep coming back to read this to get motivated :). Following you. I am from Lucknow, India.

I liked your rhyme. I dont think you arent good at it. Yes you might need motivation on this platform. Steemit is awesome if you know how to use it. All the best :) Good to see indians getting on board !!

Thanks! That's encouraging. Happy that you liked it. If I write something poetic in future please take a look :).

You really nailed it, that we all fell indeed.
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Hehe. I am glad you could relate with it :D .Thanks for commenting.

I'm not so into lyrics, but I like this one :) "Big things take big-time, 🕛
keep patience until you are confined" - How true that is :)

That gives a big relief that a person with not so much interest in rhymes LIKED it. Thanks a lot :)

Hahaha! Bloody excellent :-) I was really hoping that you would have a decent amount when I got to the bottom. Really nice poem and beautifully encapsulated. The advice I was going to give you, was basically the last part of your poem.

Essentially, be the 1% of people who don't give up, not the 99% that do :-)

Steem on!

Cg

Thanks, but this nice amount that you see right there is because of the bots and whaleshares. If we actually had so much support on steemit, this poetry would never have been made :p .Thanks for your comment though :D. I will just keep on enjoying :p

I know what you mean, and it is a shame that you can have 300 votes and still have less than $2 if at least one of those people isn't a whale. I'm sure that will change eventually though, as that is the only way this platform can truly thrive.

Anyway, I'm glad that that hasn't stopped you and you're still Steeming on :-)

Cg

Damn, it feels so good when someone can understand your situation. That is enough for me to keep going :D :D Thanks a lot. I won't give up :D :D

My pleasure :-D

Cg

The part about staying up late at night thinking of new ideas resonated with me!

Haha, I have tried everything and so I can understand. >D Thanks for your upvote and comment :) :D

nice poem, I loved it #iagree. still haven't caught a whale though.

Haha. Then I gave you the next step to perform :p

This poetry just made my day !
Amazing....

Hehe. I am glad I could make someone's day :D :D

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