I Didn’t Expect It To Happen That Way

I didn’t expect it to happen that way,

It certainly didn’t go as planned,

I pictured an end result,

And things suddenly got out of hand.

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There were tears caused by the outcome,

Along with many moments of unfathomable stress,

Lessons I needed to learn,

To rise above the mess.

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Had I known the eventual outcome,

Would I have made a different choice?

No, as I wouldn’t have grown into a better version of me,

Or learned to give my dreams their voice.

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I often look back at these disasters,

Realising the road was paved in an actual blessing,

Maybe a door or two slammed in my face,

But my growth was in dire need of addressing.

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The pain held within my strength,

My heart grew in compassion,

My eyes opened to a wider world,

And I became a wiser person in a fashion.

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Resilience became my friend,

Solitude a precious commodity,

Practicing self love and devotion,

And I laughed in the face of my weirdness and oddity.

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I realised that in the face of destruction,

When I’m feeling my greatest despair,

Life is working behind the scenes,

To bolster and patiently repair.

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So I now try to hold on tight and go with the flow,

Reminding myself to honour and trust,

All is as it is meant to be,

Life is to be tried and tested until the day I turn back to dust.

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