One Day at a Time
Finding Light in Life's Shadows: John Smith's Poetic Journey
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How do you get over
Dealing with challenges or emotional pain
One day at a time?
Handling difficulties one day at a time
Between two wide expanses
Navigating life's extremes
Walk a fine line
Balancing on a delicate path
At times I lose focus
Losing concentration at times
I don't know how to pray
Uncertain about prayer
And nobody's listening
Feeling unheard
On the first day of the rest
Beginning a new phase in life
Just the rest of my life
Considering the entirety of life ahead
I've been staring at the same old dreams
Stuck in unchanging aspirations
Until they roll away
Waiting for dreams to fade
At the start of every day
Each day starts with familiar dreams
Nothing's as it seems
Reality differs from appearances
I've been chewing on this brand new pain
Contemplating a new, lingering pain
It just sits in me
Pain residing within
Like the words on the page
Like words on a page, stark and clear
There's nothing in between
No middle ground in the experience
I want to believe
Desire for belief in purpose
There's a reason
Hope for understanding and reason
Some way of making sense
Seeking coherence in life
I have wasted so much precious time
Regret for wasting valuable time
Drank some years away
Consumed years through destructive behavior
Until it came to light that
A realization prompting change
I needed something else to be
Searching for a new identity
I tell you darling
Expressing pain to a loved one
Oh this pain I couldn't have dreamt it
Unexpected and intense pain
It's hard to just accept it
Difficulty accepting the pain
And though we'll never meet
Distance but emotional connection
My love you're still a part of me
Love persists despite separation
Give me reprieve
Request for relief or tranquility
Or just nothing
Acceptance of any outcome
A stillness in the breath
Desire for calmness and stillness
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