beckoning gratitude, becoming grateful
in adoration of the joys
in grief over the sorrows and disappointments
yet we attempt to embrace
acceptance for what is,

we journey on the pathways of this existence
each with our own ticket in hand, or
tattooed to our brow
the responses to things seemingly
so randomly received

whether we know or not
the way things really are,
we must accept over and over again
the terms of this adventure.

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