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Thoughts On the Matter

Written for Grace Keithley-Lee to express her thoughts on a particular matter

THOUGHTS ON THE MATTER

I want to express my thoughts
On this matter at hand
A matter concerning
A relationship of a good man

Though it’s not my business
To interfere or say what’s what
He happens to be my brother
I feel his pain down in my gut

The relationship started off
With so much love flowing
They were the perfect couple
And all could see them glowing

Their happiness was an example
That inspired me all the time
To know that a good relationship
I certainly would also be able to find

I did find my true love
About three years ago
At that time their love
Was still perfectly so

I really don’t know
Where it all went wrong
A seemingly perfect love
Now ending and saying so long

It really matters not why
Or what the reasons may be
We should wish them the best
In both their separate journeys

Sure everyone has their sides
To the story as it now goes
It is really just between them
Their feelings no one knows

We should not speculate
Of who did what or would
Or even dig around for the dirt
We should only remember the good

There is good and bad in everything
That’s one thing we all know is true
They both need our support because
Breaking up is hard enough to do

There is no need in degrading
To either one or the other
The cruelty of the words
Are painful to my brother

Sometimes relationships
Just need to come to an end
Even if both are good people
We can still lose a good friend

Things were said in a hurtful way
And were not really necessary
Now I’ve also lost a close friend
And that really does hurt to me

Just a note now that it is over
It was her choice to walk away
I choose to remember the good
No matter what any others say

I ask all of you to please
Let them handle it, if you will
With moving ahead in their futures
Letting their hearts to begin to heal

Florence McMillian (Flo)

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