I’ll here admit it:
Life is tough.
Some days I think I’ve
had enough.
Although I know it’s
all been planned.
It’s hard to get
the upper hand.
When circumstance
goes ‘gainst the grain,
And daily drudgery
does drain,
I hearken back,
which takes a choice,
To listen to
another voice.
Ridiculous as it
may sound,
Truth is, the
downcast will be crowned.
When wrong’s
removed and right is raised,
I know who will be
ever praised.
Today is hard.
There is no doubt.
I’m tempted to
prolong my pout.
But I will hold my
ground, prevail.
For happiness to
joy does pale.
c2018 by Linda Ann Nickerson
Image:
Theme art – adapted from
public domain image
Still from Cleopatra, 1917
