When the momentum shifts
You’ve no one to blame
Take stock in yourself
And try to refrain
From saying words
You’ll surely regret
The clock keeps on ticking
On this, you can bet
Kill them with kindness
Or just smile and nod
Keep your distance from meanness
Don’t be a fraud
For when this time passes
Again, as it will
You can look in the mirror
And smile at God’s will
Kevin Parish 
Well said. Working yet again on getting better there myself. It’s sadly too easy to get dragged down to lower levels.
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Don’t we all? ;-)))
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As the madness outside my door increases, I have been practising nodding and smiling. It might help get me through this…
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I hear ya… That was a direct acknowledgement to my mom, as she always told us boys to, “kill them with kindness, and don’t get into a fuss or fight.”
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Beautifully put, Kevin.
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Thank you, Kara!
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Wise words for these troubled times, Kevin. Beautiful poem.
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Thank you, Diana!
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Oooh I needed exactly this today! Thank you, Kevin😊
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Yay! My pleasure! Thank you!
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This is something I needed today – thank you, Kevin.
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Always a pleasure… ;-)))
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The words were full of meaning
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Thank you kindly! ;-)))
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