Ceritaku Puisiku: Don't Stop Me - Poem of Overcoming Struggles

My Story, My Poem: Behind My Silence, There’s Fire

Don't Stop Me wasn’t born from random words—it came from a heart filled with turmoil, where joy and pain collided in one breath. That day, I felt two opposite emotions. On one hand, I was happy—because I knew I was working not for others, but for myself and for my family. They are the reason I wake up every morning and come home exhausted, but fulfilled.

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But on the other side, there was a quiet ache. I was underestimated at work. Just because I’m not good at small talk, just because I’d rather stay silent and finish my tasks than waste time with sweet, empty words. Everything is written, everything is clear—we have procedures, we have standards. Yet somehow, those who actually do the work go unnoticed, while those who know how to socialize take the spotlight.

I was the one who got the job done. I stayed late. I made sure everything was completed on time. But when it was time for applause, they clapped for someone else. They cheered like they knew what hard work felt like—when really, they didn’t.

It hurt. But I didn’t let it break me. In fact, that pain gave birth to my poem. Out of that silence, Don't Stop Me found its voice. It’s the voice of someone who doesn’t need fake praise, someone who believes in the process.

I’ll keep moving. Because I know life isn’t about who talks the loudest, but about who still stands when no one’s watching. And when it’s all done, I’ll smile—not because they finally see me, but because I never stopped.

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Don't Stop Me

I walk alone in my dream

I don’t have anyone

The support, the commitment, the special moment

I own my luck in my journey

Everybody cheer me and gave me congratulation

After my biggest salvation in my life

I will through until success comes for me

I can make some style like I was king in the line

And I believe myself can do it

Even nobody wouldn’t believe my passion

You and the people will remember me when I’m finish my jobs

You would thank me again because I am the good one

Who always being disrespectful by others but always finish a great life time

If I go down, I will back with a great lightning

Look how far I will go and nothing can’t blocked me

I will through and nobody can hide me

I’ll go to the beautiful good every single fucking day in my life

And the rest is the happy life what I dream for

- Bryan Nakupenda

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