Setbacks

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Setbacks? What are these?
Just steps towards the future unseen
Good or bad?
Not for me to judge
I just continue to step on the stone in front of me
Life hands you lemons
I thank her and move on
No time to make lemonade or meringue a pie
I’ll put them in my pocket perhaps to trade
For a cup of sugar and water on a hot day
Fallen and can’t get up
I’ll crawl to my destination 
Or perhaps it’s time for a nap
Just because I’ve fallen 
Doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy where I’m at
Life has you down? 
Then time to rise up!
I’ll go under thank you
But good luck
Poor me, 
Unfortunately so
But richer am I than the other fellow.

This is for a dVerse prompt: I would love to know how you deal with setbacks in life. Share with us in the form of a poem, of course, are you the kind to bounce back, do you curse and rant when things go wrong or do you wallow in self pity. As always you are free to interpret the prompt in any which way. I hope you enjoy!

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C. Stuart Lewis creates poems with feeling, intelligence and sex appeal. His short stories and books focus on characters that feel real in real world situations. Originally from the United States he now resides in Ontario, Canada. Check out his webpage at TheAuthorStew.ca

20 thoughts on “Setbacks”

  6. I enjoyed the lightness of your poem, Shaun, no woe is me, especially in these lines:

    ‘Life hands you lemons
    I thank her and move on
    No time to make lemonade or meringue a pie’.

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  8. Stew, I like the comfort you have found in your way. I like the top quote. Sometimes it is all you *can* do. For me the letting go is terrifying, but sometimes you have to acknowledge you’ve gotten as far as you can and have to. I’ve hated those times with a passion, but somehow it worked out.

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    1. Not every way is for every one or heck even every situation. It is true though sometimes the best thing is to just keep going. Sometimes you’re just getting through until the dawn and then other times you’re just getting farther from the mess. It takes courage to let go and move forward.

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