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Many Things
Many Things
Many things can distract:
A Thought.
A wicked smile.
A whiff of perfume.
ahh, what was I saying?
Oh, yes.
Many things can distract.
Many things can get you down:
Car’s got a flat.
Outside on a rainy night.
I’m soaked without a friend in sight.
I can’t seem to hold a smile.
Been weeks since I’ve heard her voice.
Many things can get you down.
Many things can make you afraid:
It’s dark in here
A monster’s near
My doctor has news
Driving and I just had a scare
Sometimes I feel that I’m going nowhere
Many things can make you afraid
Many things can make you wander
I’m so bored, I think I’ll walk
What’s over that hill or around that bend?
Was that my crash? Where am I?
I’ve no home, so I walk wherever
I think I’ll follow that butterfly awhile
Many things can make you wander
Many things can make you tired:
Long day running around.
Hauling rocks in the prison yard.
Splitting wood on a winter’s day.
Surviving the chemo takes it’s toll.
War and violence every day.
Many things can make you tired.
Many things can make you give up:
I just can’t win.
Doc says it’s back again.
Boss is riding my ass.
Client’s changing the contract again.
Can’t anyone forget themselves for a minute?
Many things can make you give up.
Many things can turn you around:
Forgot my wallet.
This street’s a dead end.
I’ve changed my mind.
But now I’m lost.
What’s East, what’s west?
Many things can turn you around.
Many things can make you smile:
Cocoa on a cold night.
Old friends sharing a pint.
Being there with someone you love.
A fuzzy puppy intent on your shoestrings.
A stranger sharing a kindness.
Many things can make you smile.
But when you’re up
Or when you’re down,
When you’re afraid
Or all turned around,
When you’re exhausted
In that last mile,
Remember those things
That make you smile.