Lucky Me

Lucky me, for no surrender

No giving up, no losing faith

I rode the knife, examined life

Measured things upon the balance

Yes, I faltered, stumbled too

Lost my sense, my will to do

But, lucky me, I held my ground

My inner voice it kept me right

Even on the darkest nights

Pros and cons and on and on

The life I had, well it was gone

Yet, it reminded of the lucky me

Wiped my eyes so I could see

Held me up when weakness came

Readied for this coming change

Charged my sense with that to not

Found the path to I’d been taught

Never let the excesses win

Don’t let trouble lead to sin

Lucky me, the giving gift

Let me swim but never drift

In my head, I worked things out

A future life, I blazed a route

But maps are one thing, travel more

Many nights, stood at that door

My confidence was still in tatters

The worst of days, it didn’t matter

Distraction was my lifelong friend

And needless things, I had to spend

But always found the lucky me

Kept me focused on the tree

Like that ancient oak, I still was growing

It takes some time, for complete knowing

Challenging and facing times

Charges from outside the lines

Unexpected and not my plans

But stepping up was in my hands

When lucky me, saw the winter melting

A gentle nudge, a welcome helping

My spirits troubled, now energized

Beckoned me to step outside

A budding plant, a blade of grass

Renewal after hard times passed

Came out of their hibernation

Firmly on their same foundation

Lucky me, for I got to see

When my life was all pollution

Nature held the one solution

Keep on growing, reaching higher

Above the weeds, above the briars

The patient light will find a way

To finally wash the pain away

Was it luck that led me here

Now my mind is fresh and clear

I’m going forward, starting new

Trusting myself, I should have knew

Funeral time, the past to bury

The hurt was only temporary

Another chance is there for me

Who’d a thought? Lucky me…

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R.J. Schwartz is an American Poet, Author, and website owner.

His complete works on The Creative Exiles Website can be found here

The Gypsy Thread is a huge collection of his original work, focused on the unusual and interesting.

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R J Schwartz

I write about everything and sometimes nothing at all.I'm fascinated by old things, rusty things, abandoned places, or anywhere that a secret might be unearthed.I'm passionate about history and many of my pieces are anchored in one concept of time or another.I've always been a writer, dating back to my youth, but the last decade has been a time of growth for me.I'm continually pushing the limitations of vocabulary, syntax, and descriptive phrasing.

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