poem ~ whose fight

Whose battle are you fighting?
Your own or someone else's? 
That might seem like a strange question to you,
But have you considered if it's true?

Will you fight for truth to win the fight? 
Or will you fight to do things because it's right?
That might not seem reasonable to you,
But have you considered what's motivating you?

Will you fight with others or your own opponent? 
Or will you let fear, ego, anger take the moment?
That might seem like not a possibility for you,
But have you thought whose battle you're trying to prove?

Will you let love and peace be the biggest fight?
Or will you lose focus in it's painful price?
That might seem like nothing to you,
But have you thought about what it means to you?


© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ how can I say thanks

How can I say thanks

for all the problems you bring my way?
For in dealing with them head on
I find more courage each and every day.

How can I say thanks
for the difficulties I've been in? 
For it's when I get beyond them
I see you were with me until the end.

How can I say thanks
for the rejection of close Friends?
For if I saw it as protection
I'd not regret the loss of any of them.

How can I say thanks
for the physical pain I've been through? 
For it gives me a deeper perspective 
of exactly what my body can do.

How can I say thanks
for the patience I must learn?
For when it's uncomfortable then
is when I find the choice to love again.

How can I say thanks
for the challenges that never end?
For when I see them from your view
I find that changes mine too.

How can I say thanks
for the things I feel I lack?
For it's in the missing parts 
that I can have a gratitude check.



© Misty W Gilbert
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