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Day: October 12, 2017
Lies Swirl Down Your Throat
I don’t ever take credit
for what I do
I won’t ever take credit
for what I’ve done
I’m just a sinner like you
under the eyes of a watchful sun
broken and bewildered
I claw at every day
one day I’ll break the ribbon
one day, when I find my way
compliments can fall
for hours they may laud
but as long as I’m true to myself
I’m free from it all
Stares don’t ignite
anxious flames alight
foul tempers run amuck
but in carefully placed glances are stuck
because I’m not who I was
this time last month
so kiss that bottle
and let the lies swirl down your throat
because they choke at my indignation
in the rear view goes their exclamation
I feel free from the weight
and they can never hold me down
because while I feel alone
my friends aren’t far now
when the…
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Blessed Beyond Measure
I am blessed beyond measure
But too stressed to feel pleasure
I must rest for my endeavor
I know my best life is forever
By his blood I have salvation
From the flood of my frustation
I rise above my temptation
For love brings restoration
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“Don’t wish things were easier. Wish you were better.”
The point of my life right now is not that things are awful, or that they should change.
The point is that they are what they are, and I can choose to do with them whatever I want to do with it all.
Life is challenging. No kidding.
But it would be a whole lot more challenging, if I had no tools to deal with it, or if I didn’t use it for something else.
People tell me all the time to do less. Take care of myself first. Make sure I’m not over-extending myself.
That’s not going to make a difference in the world. That’s not going to make a difference in my life. And it’s certainly not going to make me stronger.
“Don’t wish things were easier. Wish you were better.”
That’s my mantra, these days.
Complaining solves nothing. Absolutely nothing. It might make me feel a little…
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