This is Sasuke's poem…Don't ask why he gets a poem when he already got a drabble. Or why it's so long. Or so corny. I just started writing and this is how it turned out. )

--MC


THOSE WHO ARE TRULY STRONG

--

Life is not fair

Life is not just

Life doesn't listen when you ask.

It deals you

What seems like

More than your share of relentless pain.

--

Always, always

It seems to be against you

Building you up

Just to knock you down

Snatching at remains of hope you never had

--

Why, you ask

Why me, why me?

Little do you know

There are people out there

Going through the same agony.

--

Life has turned you

Into a cynical aloof coldness

Retreating from the

Warm gifts of someone

Who might just be able to help.

--

The flame of joy

Of hope, of love

Has been snuffed out

By a cold, unforgiving choice

Not to hope

--

Vindication, in your eyes

Is the only answer

The only way

You can put yourself

At peace

--

We might not understand

But we can see

What you're going through

If only you would trust

The goodwill of those who are free.

--

Life has thrown at some people

None less than

Pain of the same scale as yours

Pain of even greater a scale than yours

And look at who they are.

--

They still hold on

To a sliver of hope

They divide it for good

Though they never had much

They find balance and happiness

--

They know the truth

That letting go

That forgiving

Gives a greater sense of satisfaction

Than revenge ever could.

--

Life is not fair

Life is not just

Life doesn't listen when you ask

It deals you

What seems like

More than your share of relentless pain

--

Yeah, you could give up

You can hate and abhor

You can be cold and impenetrable

You can seek revenge

You can lose hope

--

But wouldn't you rather keep trying

Rather smile and love

Rather be happy and free

Rather forgive

Rather hold on to that sliver of hope?

--

Life is not fair

Life is not just

Life doesn't listen when you ask

But you just

Have to learn

To forgive life and go on

--

Those who are truly strong

Know that you must never give up

Those who are truly strong

Know that you must always forgive

Those who are truly strong

Know that you must keep loving

--

Those who forgive

Those who keep going

Those who keep loving

Those who hold onto hope

Those are the ones who are truly strong.


Hopefully that didn't put you to sleep…or make you choke. Corn is very easy to choke on…!! Lol.

--MC