A guilty pleasure reading them.
How trauma was endured
and the protagonist ended up
in a better place after the divorce.
Usually they are a fairytale
because wealth allowed them to leave.
In real life,
it is usually the opposite.
Lack of money
is the main cause of trauma
and revenge is never so simple
as humiliating the offending party.
Plus, it does not sow happiness
or joy due to being bitter.
To reap what you sow.
To pick the fruits of your labour.
Sow discontent
and you will always be uncomfortable.
It looks so warm.
The golden reds and oranges.
Yet, stepping outside
without a sweater
you realize your mistake.
I like to laugh.
I find the humour in situations.
I try to stay positive.
I sometimes am the instigator.
I never liked to simply do the minimum.
If I failed at the challenge
at least I tried it.
Only by trying
something I had not done yet
satisfied me.
Mistakes are made
but mistakes mean you can learn from them.
I should get something to eat.
I need to eat.
I did eat.
I had a sandwich for lunch.
It is almost bedtime.
It is past bedtime.
What did I have for supper?
I should get something to eat.
People see elfin
They see beauty
Stick thin figures
No fat anywhere
Yet I have seen
An elfin beauty
In my friend
Whose voluptuous body
Is unmistakably not thin.
My friends tell me I am.
I don’t always believe them.
I just like to help people when I can.
It is the times I go past those in need
That makes me doubt myself.
But then I have to remember
I also have to be kind to myself.
I can not help others
If refuse to help myself.
I have done that before
And if not for friends
I would not be here today.
I notice things.
I see what others miss.
Yes, there are days when I can not find something.
That is usually due to memory
and forgetting what safe place I put it in.
We will never be safe.
Never vaccinated enough.
It always changes.
Becomes more resistant.
It’s been four years since it was discovered.
A worldwide pandemic.
Yet, many seem to think
Our days of quarantine are over.
How wrong they sadly are.
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