So, I sat me down at this old jetty to ponder upon life today.
It's all about priorities right? So what happened, how did we get our priorities in life so wrong?
A flower post, or a squirrel post earns more value than a post about helping the poor? What happened to us?
Yep! At times I feel all alone and as empty as this beach.
Is the daily fight worth it? Are we really making a difference?
This and many other thoughts cruised through my mind.
Just as the waves are battering those old pylons, the problems in life continue to batter us.
Like the old rusted bolts we all refuse to surrender and we all cling on.
And all of us in life have problems. We found this little guy in the surf and he has two back legs missing.
So I placed him safely under a rock so that he can continue with his own fight.
Maybe one day I could buy a Gelandewagon like this and run away from it all.
But not to be as the problems will simply go with me.
I have a very special poem here today!
© Ronni Merriweather
Published: December 2012
I know I'm smiling, but don't take it for what it seems
'Cause the only time I'm happy is when I'm in my dreams
'Cause my life is that lonely kid cast out in the shadows.
Full of tears, frowns, and many lost battles.
Down in a black hole trying to escape depression,
But you can't run away from what will always be your reflection,
And as you run away, reality is getting nearer,
And instead of changing you, you try to change the mirror,
But what do you do when the mirror falls down,
Breaking apart as it hits the ground?
And now you have nothing to hide behind.
And now you need the courage you have yet to find
Because fear and sorrow are just emotions that play tricks on your mind,
Trying to prevent you from making your life and dreams intertwine.
But instead of giving in, you try to break out,
Rebuilding the happiness that fear and sorrow take out.
Because the obstacles you have aren't important, it's about how you handle it,
Because fear can only be as bad as you imagine it,
And sorrow comes with tears just as gray clouds come with rain.
And then it will pass quicker than it came,
So just be proud you didn't cut yourself with the mirror's glass,
And just know that the worst already passed.
But if you look in a mirror again, look with open eyes,
So if you don't like the out, you can take a look inside
Makes a lot of sense doesn't it?
And That's All Friends!
Note: All photos are my own and taken with a Canon Powershot SX60HS Bridge camera.
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