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To Whoever It May Concern

Words of encouragement in Epistolary form.

By Paul StewartPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
To Whoever It May Concern
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To whoever it may concern,

I know how much the hurt can burn,

I know its hard, when at every turn,

There is no help, no solution, no end

*

You get up, deal with it, barely

You lay down, sleep on it, barely

You get up, deal with it, rarely

You lay down, sleep on it, rarely

Recycle the cycle

*

Rinse, repeat

Recycle the cycle

There are pressures, but you keep going

It seems hopeless, but you keep sowing

Rinse, repeat

Recycle the cycle

*

What else can you do?

What else is there?

If you don't, who will?

If you don't, who will notice?

Someone

*

Sometimes...life

Life is just a grind until it halts

Don't get caught when it simply defaults

Try to slow the jive down to a waltz

But keep going

Keep going

*

Recycle the cycle

*

If life and love and everything is just a game

And you're not winning

Change the game and rewrite the rules

If life and love and everything is just for fools

And you're not laughing

Rewrite the game and change the rules

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Best Wishes

X

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Thanks for reading!

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About the Creator

Paul Stewart

Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.

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  • Poppy about a year ago

    Once again, inspiring and conforting while still being realistic and validating. You've mastered that.

  • Caroline Jane3 years ago

    Raw truths here. Love the 2nd stanza especially.

  • Mo Darasi3 years ago

    Very inspirational.. true, life can feel overwhelming sometimes.. changing the rules or your mentality is good advice definitely 😁

  • Damn shampoo bottles, trying to run & rerun everything, even when nothing is working & we're barely lurking around the edges of trying to keep up. Did that make any sense?

  • Grz Colm3 years ago

    😊 Good one! 👍. Changing the rules is sound advice!

  • Mariann Carroll3 years ago

    Very inspirational, 🥰

  • Gina C.3 years ago

    Hi friend! Loved this. Super relatable and has such an inspirational ending! Well done!

  • Cathy holmes3 years ago

    Thanks. I needed this.

  • Tiffany Gordon3 years ago

    Fabulous work Paul! I've missed you on here!

  • Babs Iverson3 years ago

    Magnificent!!! 💖💖💕

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