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A Resilience Poem
Standing tall
Before the fall of
The last call, when we’re
Not sure where to focus, and
It seems most prudent
To be rigid and fixed in place, yet
Unyielding and closed is really
More about saving face, remember
Inside of being rigid and fixed
Also lives the agility of flexibility,
With the ability to learn and grow more
For what’s in store you
May not know, so
Remain open to what’s at your door
A metaphor, yes
Of a life well-lived, alive
And loving of all that’s coming, and
A becoming of something more
For you are a light in the darkness,
In a world that’s full of both regardless, so
Choose wisely on the path, and
Stand tall in the aftermath
Where pain may act like a chain
Of a dance that’s past, and
Release yourself from that notion
As it is an unlikely potion
Because on the other side of pain is motion, and
