We have to live with what we’ve got <br />But I wont tighten the nooses knot <br />Accept and be thankful they all say <br />To hell with those who kneel and pray <br />You only get what you seek in life <br />But risky bits will cause you strife <br /> <br />For seeking out it’s the price we pay <br />But opportunity’s around each day <br />Keep on going take the ride <br />And in time you’ll turn the tide <br />Advice is easy it’s like our mother <br />These words are for me and no other <br /> <br />Each avenue explored leaves behind <br />Footprints of hope for others to find <br />As I look back I ponder the view <br />The mark fades away so nothing’s new <br />Nothing seems fixed and sticky like glue <br />I thought it’d be easy to replace me and you <br /> <br />Acceptance thought of upside down <br />Means fight the loss regain the crown <br />Or leave behind and start anew <br />A future bright and sparkling too <br />Young flesh may think this is great <br />Old bones hardly clean the slate <br /> <br />Once again return to time <br />I hate the word it feels like slime <br />I hear that healing takes a rest <br />You must pull back the urgent quest <br />No silver lining has this cloud <br />I know and feel acceptance shroud<br /><br />Gerard Heathcote<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/accepting-the-unacceptable-2/
