Compromise

Sometimes I’m down but never out. I get lost within the shadows of doubt. I learn a lesson of what life is about. My journey takes a different route. Sometimes I win while others I lose. Not everything turns out as you choose. I look past the surface to find some clues. I get knocked down yet I’m up is the news. Life is what you make it, it is a choice. You have to speak up and use your voice. Everything becomes part of what you say. Every way is different, much like a new day. The sun returns with it returns hope. I slip but continue to climb the rope. All things may not be as they appear. I refuse, to surrender to my fear. Each step I take is another one made. As the sun sets, the light does fade. Though the fabric appears tattered and frayed, I find my way back from the path that I strayed. I lay down to rest and close my eyes. I dream of stars that brighten the skies. When it does not go well I shall revise. I see my life is a series of compromise.