The Poetic Lift

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​The Poetic Lift: Where your spirit finds its rhythm and the soul begins to bloom.
Join me for original spoken word and poetry that celebrates the light within.

spill the tea

16:10pm | Tuesday 21st April ☕

GROUP CHAT ERUPTS

Friend 1: “I’ve got tea…”
Me: “Drop it. No filter.”

Because let’s be honest—
Some of you don’t have haters…
you have fans in denial.

Watching.
Copying.
Competing… without being invited.

And the minute you move different?
Now it’s “you’ve changed.”

Yeah. I upgraded. You stayed comfortable.

The real tea?
Not everyone clapping for you is proud of you.
Some are just keeping rhythm while they study your next move.

Me though?
I’m not explaining, I’m not arguing, I’m not shrinking.

I’m elevating… loudly or silently depending on who’s watching

Sip that.


16:10pm | Tuesday 21st April ☕

GROUP CHAT GOES QUIET… THEN BOOM

Friend 1: “I probably shouldn’t say this…”
Me: “So why are you typing?”

Because the truth is…
Some of you don’t get betrayed by strangers.
It’s always the ones who had front row seats in your life.

Clapping the loudest.
Listening the closest.
Moving the shadiest.

The real tea?
Loyalty isn’t loud.
And neither is distance.

Sometimes the only way to win…
is to go quiet, move different, and let people realise access to you was the privilege.

No drama.
No warning.
Just absence.

Read that again.

Happy National Tea Day ☕

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