Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Take Heart Here I sit in the sun on the old front door stoop Thinking about some hot chicken soup Had a good day on Friday and a not so good night But like Travis Tritt said, “I’m just doin alright” Now not every day’s great. Some are better than others But all things considered if I had my druthers I’d druther be breathing and watching the sky Than mopin and crying and and shouting Why? Why? Got some white puffy clouds movin in slow And a nice western breeze staring to blow Life is funny and tough with big ups and big downs Sometimes you feel like you’re wearin a crown And other times you’re a pauper so poor Your clothes are too worn to wear anymore That bright horizon is dark and depressing You spend most your time just fretting and stressing They say, “Pull yourself by your bootstraps old son ‘Course, you ain’t got no bootstraps, just a saddle and gun But you dig deep at that point. Just as deep as you can And you look for that spark that makes you a man If you’re lucky, you find it and fan it to flame And stop all your constantly looking for blame Because life is a challenge as it’s meant to be So look for that spark. It just might set you free Free to enjoy those white puffy clouds Free to look back on your life and be proud Free to move on with a smile on your face Free to move on to a happier place That happy place might be a bit hard to find It’s a place of the heart and place of the mind Those mythical bootstraps exist in your soul Like those bright shining diamonds that used to be coal Just sit quietly and watch those white clouds And say to yourself, “I think I’m allowed Allowed to be happy and work through this mess And toss off that worry and soul killing stress Hell no, it’s not easy. It’s takes work and pain To get back to a place where you’re happy again You may not be as happy as one time you were But it beats sinking down into darkness for sure Now this ain’t advice though it might seem to be Just the thoughts of an old worn out geezer like me I’ve seen some real bad times and I’m just sayin now This is how I worked through all those bad times somehow Turns out that I could over time persevere And discover it’s actually good to be here Wherever “here” is will be different for each But take heart and believe me, it is within reach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Wonderful. Thank you, UB. Wise words to live by for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 A lot of Soul in your great poem - thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun-Gibbs Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Another good one from you Bob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Second stanza says it all. I don't allow moping and sorry and regret in my life. Don'y have time for it and it saps the energy out of you that you can use in better ways. Thanks for putting it in words for us untalented folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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