What will you do if nobody recognizes you?<\/p>\n
Will you become offended and ready to give up?<\/p>\n
How will you act if your name isn\u2019t called?<\/p>\n
The hurt and pain feels so real,<\/p>\n
yet, in the scheme of things<\/p>\n
it\u2019s not important at all.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
What would you do if everything was a lie?<\/p>\n
and the reality you know<\/p>\n
doesn\u2019t resemble anything you remember?<\/p>\n
Would you try to hide your disappointment<\/p>\n
or just let it go?<\/p>\n
what would you do<\/p>\n
if friendships were lost<\/p>\n
because of an oversight caused by the realities of life?<\/p>\n
Skewing your perspective<\/p>\n
While making everything look the same.<\/p>\n
when in reality,<\/p>\n
it was just an easy way to cast blame.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
offenses will come<\/p>\n
Of this you can be sure.<\/p>\n
if you spend your time being offended<\/p>\n
there\u2019s not much point to living<\/p>\n
if the harshness of life<\/p>\n
you can\u2019t endure.<\/p>\n
Just the power to hold on<\/p>\n
as you learn to endure.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
No matter how you slice it<\/p>\n
and no matter how you dice it<\/p>\n
when it\u2019s all said and done<\/p>\n
what you do with<\/p>\n
what you know<\/p>\n
may determine<\/p>\n
what you will do<\/p>\n
As you grow.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Debra A. K. Thompson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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