A Poet's Cathartic Lament

Throughout your life
(Or from time to time anyway)
You will come across people
Who will try to put you down
And make you feel bad.

If their criticism is valid
Learn from it and change.
If it's not,
Sod them,
They probably have their
Own crosses to bear.

Cry if you must-
It's a natural reaction.
You're a person with
Strengths and weaknesses
Just like everyone else.

The World is full of problems.
Don't let others make
Your mind make you feel bad.

It is your mind which is
Your biggest cause of suffering
And the World is often
Merely as your mind
Makes you see it.

MDC