Why do we carry this language of blame Describing our keys to survival? Subsist and survive are not really the same The latter complexion, more skin in the game Not best-life but rest-life deprival
How can we cope in inflexible ways When bad comes with real consequences? Surely attaining more subsequent days Shows that our coping is worthy of praise Extended, effective defences
When can we grant ourselves residency With normal societal backing? Without the heretical hesitancy But carrying coping more elegantly Set free from self-tackling attacking
Can we retell our histories Including the victories Earned by our damaged main actor? Are social consistencies Issuing injuries Skipping the benefit-factor?
Behaviours may surface inexorably No use in my current rendition But very successful in rescuing me And thus, I will carry them generously Admit that I needed them desperately But not in my present condition Release them with grateful permission
BLT Webster’s Word of the Day challenge (rendition) date 15th October 2024. A rendition, simply put, is the act or result of rendering something. That thing may be a performance or interpretation, a depiction, or a translation.