Thursday, February 1, 2018

"This is who I am and always will be" by John M. Crowe- Contest Entry

"This is who I am and always will be"

by John M. Crowe

What a cop out to say this is who I am and always will be
because of a dysfunctional family

Years of therapy.
can set one free.
Once one has seen the light 
one can't claim ignorance in the fight 

The choices now made,
can't be blamed on past decisions that others made,

What a cop out to say this is who I am and always will be
because of a dysfunctional family

One can say “the end” and chose to be free.
However, often such freedom from the dark side takes years of hard work in therapy.

To excuse the lack of personal responsibility
is to keep oneself inflicted by one's dysfunctional family.

To empower oneself, 
one must stop giving power to the old self

What a cop out to say this is who I am and always will be
because   of a dysfunctional family

Stop waiting for others to repent,
for that's wasting energy that can be better spent.

To still wallow in the pain,
is only empowering it,
and holding on to it
which produces no gain.

It's time for many to say “the ending”,
and now “the beginning”.

What a cop out to say this is who I am and always will be
because of a dysfunctional family



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