I was a garden of pessimism,
Shrouded with toxic weeds of negative thoughts,
Always finding faults.
I thrived on them,
My spirit was contaminated,
Nobody dared win an argument with me.
Bringing down the staff at the office delighted me,
Finding faults at home made me feel like a Lion King.
I found pleasure in making them feel small,
Causing them pain.
Soon, I realised I had become a virus,
People started deleting me from their lives,
My friends avoided me,
My family talked to me less and less,
My wife and children left me,
I was shown my place.
I woke up!
I was being kicked out of their lives,
I was getting bored and lonely.
I had to change my attitude,
I had to be firm with myself,
Give myself space to grow.
I threw out animosity,fear and judgement.
I began to think positive,
Sowed seeds of optimism,
Braised myself with compassion and love.
A fresh start,
Each minute, hour and day,
A new me,
I am there with people I love and care.
