Content

Growing up, I always heard

That contentment is a lie

The only way to live

Is to live in joy.

Now I’m grown, able to choose

What to think

And what to do.

I’ve learned through these years,

That contentment is a peaceful way to live.

Finding happiness in where you are,

And enjoying the fresh air.

While I might be weary at the end of long days,

I’m no longer exhausted; emotionally, mentally, deeply.

I don’t chase the ‘what if’s’, or the ‘could have been’s’.

I work for the future I want,

But I don’t burn myself from both ends.