NOT BUDDHA, NOT FRANKL

Other people think you’re fine,
You can see it in their faces.
They’re not worried about you.
But you know the truth.
We are all suffering.
No one needs to tell you this,
Not Buddha, Not Viktor Frankl,
No one.
It’s just right there when you look.
But what of it?
Because what you do about it,
Is where freedom lies.
Your choice,
Get depressed, angry, bitter, and judgmental,
Or just feel bad because after all,
You are entitled to feel how you feel.
Or determine, with whatever strength you have left,
That you will exude love, compassion and peace,
That despite that “really bad thing” that just happened,
You are going to put forward something else,
Because that is what is yours to decide.
And above all,
Decide you will find moments to laugh,
At yourself and with others,
While there’s still time.