I Have Learned Many Things

I have learned a lot of things I have learned to be kind For kind words can heal A wounded soul I have learned to cherish The elderly for the clock Is ticking and when Their internal clocks stop beating There is no going back I have learned to stop wishing That good things will last for ever Coz they never do Even a fool knows that I have learned to embrace My imperfections coz that's What makes me, me The original, authentic one Not some glossed over miserable knock-off I have learned many things I have learned to accept that things Will not always go my way And that that's okay I have learned that If you stir the pot It might get hot and spit Hot soup in your face But, you must stir it anyway For, in order to sustain ourselves We must keep stirring Churning and toiling I have learned that Every human being has a cross to carry And I will carry mine Graciously I will not look left, nor will I look right For, if I do, I might be deceived This is my journey, my road to travel They say that you should Turn the other cheek I haven’t learnt that yet that But I will They say that you should do unto others As you would have done unto you I will strive to do that They say that thou Shall eat the fruit of thy labour I will hunger not Nor will my neighour And nor should you Many things I have learned © 2015