Not everyday
is a good day, live anyway.
Not all the people
you love will love you back,
love anyway.
Not everyone
you thought you knew
will tell you
the truth,
be honest anyway.
Not all deals
are fair, play fair anyway.
Not all your love
relationships will be truthful
and faithful
to you, be
truthful and faithful
with them anyway.
Not all "friends"
will be there for you when
you need them to be,
be there for them anyway.
Never apologize
for having a heart as big as the
ocean to the people
who would rather stay puddles
and accept the fact that some people
didn't intend to let
you down, but did. Too many
people are looking for the right person
instead of trying to be
the right person. Let it all go and
see what stays.
Die with memories,
not dreams.
Jon York 2019