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Cindi's Alternative Life Smile

I'm proud to know someone, such as yourself.
True enough, life has generously burdened you,

and serendipity, and fortune have more of a tendency to hide
rather than attempt to seek you out.

Plus, the darker your misfortunate episode is,
the more apt you are to cultivate a proclivity

to coerce yourself into enduring a sort of, "trend";
otherwise known as a bad, "run of luck", as it were.

So, consider this thought concerning your range of circumstances.
Everyone of your private joys, and secret sorrows

when combined, will equal in it's vastness
that same range of emotions, that you've experienced throughout your life.

Those feelings...and I believe, more importantly....that "range"
that fate has tricked, and coerced you into living;

have both, made you a beautiful person in this life
and will undoubtedly give you an advantage in your next life.

So, because of you...I'ved learned to embrace my joys, and sorrows;
and cherish the sweetness of a windfall, and the bitterness of a tragedy.

Because, I believe the more we've loved; and the wider our range of feelings is;
may help determine exactly, how high each of us...will be able to "fly"!

Style / type: 
Free verse
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I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
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What did you think of my title?
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I tried another freeform poem. With quite the modicum of uncomfortability. Happy birthday, Sis! doc.
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...It's her birthday, today; and she isn't particularly "fond" of 'em in the first place.......and doesn't like being reminded of 'em, either.........but, hold on a minute! She's upset because her boyfriend didn't remember. At any rate, thank-you so much for the "stamp of approval", so to speak.
I actually used the site so I could print it out, for her. You know how us "gangsters" do it. I'm pleased that you liked it. Hopefully, she will...too; (especially since I have no funds to purchase her a present, with!).
Sincerely cheap,
docmaverick.

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