Not Always What It Seems
You thought life good: things came together,
when all of a sudden there comes a time
they are not what you hoped,
not what they seem.
You thought it would work out;
come together like a sought after dream.
But, whether a hunch, or premonition of sorts,
you’ve come to doubt your luck will hold.
And then it happens: your plans go awry.
There you are, where you hoped not to be,
in the middle of a mess, and you ask ‘Why?’
Was it by choice you wound up here,
or a stroke of bad luck?
You moan and cry.
But, a new day dawns,
there’s a new sunrise.
So smile,
till your world smiles back.
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Joyce E. Johnson (2013)
Reflections 