To Be or Not To Be

A little kingdom I possess,
Where thoughts and feelings dwell;
And very hard the task I find
Of governing it well.
~ Louisa May Alcott

...that more or less describes my situation!

~A Wise Man Said~

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
~ Aristotle
Saturday, February 14, 2026
 

Wallowing in my pain

It is easy to forget

The suffering of those

So dear to me

My own agonies

Seem almost insignificant

Compared to their

Excruciating miseries

What does it matter

If they cannot know

How much I miss

And remember

Their presence

How much I

Look back to

Relive and recall

Their kindness

And

Benevolence

I must keep going

Without the

Luxury

Of their care

And warmth

Plod along

As it were

One foot slowly

Over the other

Like those

Motivational types

Say

Even though it’s hard,

Very hard

Some days

More than others

To even pretend

Some stake

In this fool’s journey

Made harder still

By these overwhelming

Griefs

That come out

And catch you

Almost

Unawares

But one must go on

Sadly or happily

Kicking or crying

There's no point

Or promise

Is there?

But one must

Keep going...

Nevertheless

 

~Me


posted by Sylvia D'souza at 5:58 am 0 comments
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