When The Bottom Falls Out
There is a good way to handle and manage all situations.
When the money dries up
When the aces stop coming
When the mornings are heavy
When your old body aches
When everything hurts
When even your dog walks away
When the bottom falls out …
Don’t hate the universe
and everything it’s made of.
Don’t ask “why me?”
and put the blame on larger forces.
Don’t wallow in self-pity
and slink away.
Don’t throw yourself off a bridge
or throw others off a bridge.
Don’t do anything but
forgive yourself - forgive it all.
We think we have control
but we don’t.
Breathe in, breathe out.
Dance a little jig.
Embrace the face and the miracle
that you even here at all
still here, right now
though the bottom fell out.