Somewhere along the way <br />I came to the conclusion that my silence <br />My non confronting ways <br />Was a sign of weakness on my part <br />A character flaw, if you will <br /> <br />I struggled now more with my motive for not speaking up <br />When at the same time others would <br />Then the outcome of it <br /> <br />Truth is I come with baggage here <br />Seeing what anger and lashing out did <br />To my parents <br />I recoiled from it <br /> <br />Yet in some ways I surmise that is exactly <br />Why it comes to me repeatedly <br />To learn to make peace with it <br /> <br />How I deal with situations <br />Is going to look different than yours <br />And that is okay<br /><br />Linda Engwall<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/differences-12/
