Maintaining Self Respect Through Difficult Times
Heather has a Bachelor's Degree in English from Moravian College and has been freelance writing for more than 14 years.
Believed that when it came to reaching a specific age
Elements of impulsive youthful follies are behind them
Well, not all of them because it's great to have fun
Every now and again with leaving responsibility behind
Not worrying about bills and your child's report card
Sadly, there are those who never want to leave their youth behind
Clinging onto to their high school glory days when they were cool
A quarterback who was dating the homecoming queen
All American couple destined for great things once graduation
Came about and college called them to bigger and better things
Reality slapped them in the face when being young and adult
Clashed with the reasons they got together in the first place
Causing a bitter divorce and children torn in two different directions
Forced to remain silent while chaos roamed around them
Sometimes having to pick a side when courts get involved
Hearts breaking when one side loses the war and all relationships
Feeling the sting and arrows of an outrageous break-up
Could've been avoided if both camps took their anger out of equation
Betrayals bubbling over the surface on the stove
Leaving a complete and disgusting mess that was hard to clean up
Trying to control the impulse to go completely nuclear
When things aren't entirely in order per a compulsive need
To have every possession in a neat and certain ordered manner
Found other person's anger harder to fathom when nothing was done wrong
Realized that some are just meant to fly off the handle when they mess up
Learning to keep a level of dignity, especially when others love to play in the mud
Flinging it around at passersby who look at them
With complete and utter disgust by their childish impulses
Eyes rolled at them whenever they regressed back to pre-school age
Hanging out on the playground without a care in the world
Speaking in unfamiliar tongues to confuse everyone else
Learned that the more responsible party was going to have to do something
Righting the ship once and for all; or cut the cord for good
If this relationship can't be saved, it's best to not prolong the agony
Fighting to hold onto a sinking ship didn't do anyone any good
Best to leave with a level of self respect than losing it completely
Learning to live with yourself is harder than most would think
That's why certain relationships last a lot longer than they should
Harder to be alone than forced to living with someone you can't stand
It's often better to be single than in a broken relationship
Leaves you open for bigger and better ones to come along.