SUNDAY THOUGHTS: POETRY PROMPT—DISCERNMENT

 

Drama-filled, can’t abide Drama-free

Busy, can’t stand Content

Nosy is livid because you care less

What you said, is what you meant

Trouble, is troubled that you don’t fret

Worry, wants you to weep

Inconsiderate demands you pick up every cross

So you, too, can lose focus and sleep

Controlling, goes ape when you hold your own reins

Needy, hates your other friends

Bossy thinks its way should always be yours

Messy, prays conflicts don’t end

Competitive, can’t safely run its own race

For looking to see where you are

Bully shows up to intimidate

Critic, strives to lower your bar

Insecure, expects you to shrink, and play dumb

Relegates you to only one lane

Envy throws enough shade to block out the Sun

Hate, hopes you’ll never love again.

The joy is, Discernment exposes them all

So that you can maneuver with ease

Safely avoiding the ditches and traps

Set to burden, entangle, and tease

Discernment sheds light when darkness would try

To insist you don’t see what you see

And compel you to doubt what’s before your own eyes

And defend what should never be

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