“Waiting” MSK 10-25-2016
If you were waiting for the right time
The perfect time is now.
If you feel your voice has not been heard
It’s time to scream out loud.
Forever waiting for your ship to come in
Better get to the dock.
Time never seemed to be on your side
But every day you wind the clock.
When we truly ‘do unto others’
There’ll be no need to fight.
The best way forward in the darkness
Is to create a bit of light.
It’s always been an uphill battle
Still you could win the war.
Out gunned facing overwhelming odds
Life is worth fighting for.
Saving for this; hoping for that.
Waiting; Waiting.
Working all night, planning each day.
Waiting; Waiting.
Never had a good hand to lay down
Soon you’ll place your bet.
Never had a chance to finish the race
But you’re not beaten yet.
MidiMike 
if you were waiting for the right time. the right time is now…this is so true Mike and i hope we could include this as part of our daily mantra.
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Very cool. Thanks for the visit and comment. If I wait or hesitate, it usually means the thought is dead on arrival LOL!
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Great lyrics…very timely!
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Thank you! I wish I could follow my own advice, but I try LOL
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So true. I have felt outgunned for years.
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Unfortunately many of us feel the same way. Outgunned, outspent, out maneuvered and shouted over. Thank you for the comment. I do hope things turn around for all of us, even though I realize that is not probable or practical.
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No but in between we give love and receive love and maybe that is enough
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That has been my philosophy my entire life! I do consider myself an optimist LOL
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I am a natural pessimist, but I am 53 and in time we learn
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I can understand that completely. I have you by a decade and I sincerely hope you are right about learning…… otherwise I would be a real pessimist LOL.
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We are the people someone wrote the phrase ‘hanging in there’ for.
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Agreed! Hang in there!
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Hi Mike! I absolutely love this poem. I especially like the part about life is worth fighting for, even though some days it is sooooooooo hard! Hope you are well:)
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Hello! I thought I responded to your comment but do not see it here….. must be going senile LOL. Thank you. If our life is not worth fighting for, than perhaps it is worth it for our offspring.
We may lose a lot of battles but the war can be won. That is what makes it difficult for many of us. It is understandable if we stop trying, but that guarantees the other side(s) win. Doing quite well and enjoying an unusually beautiful Autumn around here. Keep fighting!
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So true… it’s amazing how one day you just feel like you want to disappear, and another day everything is great! I try to remind myself it’s just a bad day. I will actually say that to myself over and over. We got our first snow last week!
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Still waiting for snow here. Warmer than normal. This could be a great state to live in if this continues LOL!
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Well has it come yet???
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We had a little snow a while ago but nothing on the ground. About a week ago some actually stuck for a few hours. Still waiting for the real thing lol!
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We are getting snow today. Light fluffy and calm winds. Looks rather beautiful. It is still on the ground and more coming down.
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I really like this and the message within, at least the message I get from it. I’m sure we all take something different away. That, to me, is the beauty of it. Thanks for sharing this with all of us! There’s hope in these words – that even though we might feel spent, or even hopeless and helpless sometimes, life is beautiful and definitely worth fighting for.
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It won’t let me “double-sided this comment but I would! ! !
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you have a gift for message and rhyme
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Thanks! After I filter through the ones that end up in the trash, there are a few I actually like!
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Brilliant. I really like that last verse. Powerful. All the best. Chris.
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That was very nice of you. I try to use it as my daily mantra. Thank you sooooo much.
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