POETS UNITED - ACCEPTANCE

“Acceptance doesn’t mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there’s got to be a way through it.” - Michael J. Fox

This week, Poets United is looking at the theme of “Acceptance”. Acceptance is when we accept what is offered to us, even if we know how bad that thing or situation may be; we accept an idea or a belief, even if we may not agree with it; we accept a difficult situation and we learn to live with it. We accept something if we live with it and we change our life accordingly so as to make it better, despite the differences that we have to cope with, the transformations that we go through, despite the rebuilding and reshaping. Adaptation forces us to evolve and evolution can make us better human beings.

Acceptance

The Moon!

How it has changed of late;

Still white and bright,

Shining clear and pure so high,

But cold and sterile,

So empty of meaning

Devoid of its mystique of old...

The Moon!

How I have changed, so gradually;

Less willing to believe,

Still hopeful and attentive,

But resigned to the facts

And able to accept

The Moon’s uncompromising frigidity...