DESPITE UPS AND DOWNS

DESPITE UPS AND DOWNS

 If we could just embed into life’s stumbling stones 

some polished rock to soften the gait we walk, 

we could press on without footstep fears of toppling.

Some insist it’s only natural to look down,

forewarned is forearmed, but left out of this maxim

is the false notion life is perfect, without grit,

smooth as gems, in no way malformed, not at all

the labyrinthine journey that despite ups and downs,

we feign is a joyride of amusement.

The hour is late. Make the best of it.

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