Patience is a virtue
I repeat to myself
over and over and over and over
While I'm mastering the art of losing
Is it accepting what is or falling complacent?
silly little girl, silly, silly, silly
As the great Socrates said
All I know is that I know nothing
As quoted by the great Plato
There is something beautiful in inner strength
If only everyone knew my secret
Fake it till you make it
Was the promise we stood by, I hear it in your voice
Reverberating through time, I make it my life's work
Old Pooh bear, when will you learn?
He is innocence but the wisdom of childhood
Not lost, but the place he is may be lost
A.A. Milne belongs with the great philosophers
I have the bad habit of thinking everyone hates me
I don't believe it, it's just hard to ignore
You matter and everything you do matters
Are the words of Fr. Schmitz spearing my brain
A reminder of who I am, slicing inner demons
My dear, how lovely is your soul
Reflecting back at you by those who care
God, I know what I want, I'm going to do it
The trap of sin when you don't know
Ignorance is bliss
One more, the encore
What do you mean?
Say the trolls in high pitched voices
Trying to unceremoniously mimic me
All you are is mean
I fire back with hot-headed wit
If you know, you know
It's a Swift cut to the conversation
Expect the unexpected and expect the expected
I lied, there's another
This is what I'm saying
When you're perception is too spot-on
Don't forget the basics, the assumptions will kill you
I've been burned, burned, burned
I'm too smart for my own good
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Reap the mirth, you can laugh at your mistakes
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The Art of Loving and Losing
PoetryA collection of poems and short stories reflecting upon loving and losing yourself and the people who matter most to you. The book focuses on the complexities of living in a human world filled with relationships that can make and break us. They are...
