Make a new relationship
With the Thing
That hurts you most.
You have three choices:
Destroy it,
Get away from it,
Or endure it as cheerfully as circumstances allow.
If the Thing can neither be removed nor escaped,
It must be managed:
Give it boundaries
In space and time—
Know where your safe spaces are.
Don’t let the Thing go everywhere that you go.
If the Thing cannot be confined in space and time,
Set boundaries within your mind—
Mental oases from which the Thing cannot drink.
Though your life is hard now,
Life is always good for somebody somewhere,
And that is a blessing for everybody everywhere.
But don’t blame yourself for the Thing:
You never wanted the Thing,
Why should you be blamed for it?
The Thing burrows deep within your mind,
Beavering its three-dimensional labyrinth.
The meal it seeks is your essence,
Your dignity—
This, you can never let it feed on.
Stay one step ahead:
Create a new dimension in your thought,
One its claws cannot penetrate.
Make a new relationship
With the Thing that hurts you most:
Be its Master.
WOW!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is masterful indeed
Much💚love
Ah yes, the best defense has always been a good offense. Beautifully penned!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! (In both idea and expression.)
ReplyDeleteHow important it is to be strong and not submissive with others.
ReplyDelete"If the Thing cannot be confined in space and time,
ReplyDeleteSet boundaries within your mind—
Mental oases from which the Thing cannot drink."
This is an excellent response to the prompt!