Writing Our Own Stories
by Michael Doyle

We find ourselves in our struggle
Emerging from our strife into life
It seems to me, that we too often juggle
The solutions that can be overly rife

It is us who write our own story
As we listen beyond that which is auditory
To truly hear who we are meant to become
As that someone beats its own drum

We often edit if and as we write honestly
Though at times, this is not done concisely
There is something in life's artistry
That breaks through with our pounding integrity

The story of ourselves evolves inside our heads
It emerges from our hopes overcoming our dreads
From this story, we learn to build ourselves
Half-inspired from imagination, but also from our shelves

That hold the books that lead the way
Inspired as we are by our passing days
Let's make these stories inspiring and engaging
Through the gambles that we are always waging

Daring as we do through our own hands
Knowing full well these are our lives to command
Each finger pointing, points to a different journey
Only our hearts and minds decide our destiny

Life is fulfilled by our excitation
That goes beyond the rote recitation
That too often speaks into silence
This, then, is the dullness that does us violence

(c) March 28, 2024   Michael Doyle
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