Gaining from Tribulations

 

Gaining from Tribulations

 

When did I grow old 'er? Some of us lament. When was it I realized that for every five steps I take forward, there are three I take back? When did the words persevere, grit, fortitude, endure, and overcome become a mantra I recite each morning when I wake? Rest, relax, don’t lose heart; this too will pass, and yes, tomorrow is another day; these words seem so obviously cliched.

Cement is a hard substance that weeds tend to break. Shattering the notion that strength, willfulness, is an achievement. The ability to see past tomorrow has its merit.

So moving forward, I must. 

If I stop, I might fall. Failure is not an option. Gaining from tribulation is something I must gloat about. I take with glee the ability to rise above my trials. Winds may blow, waters may rise, fires might rage, lifting smoke to the sky, but I remain.

Until my last breath, I will hold firm to the thought that standing strong, unbending, yet soft is the way to plant myself, chart my path, and leave a legacy of being just who I am.

~ d.lawrence

From my book Looking In from Outside: Poetry & Prose, titled “Gaining from Tribulations.”

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