Tuesday, July 08, 2025

Fight

Parents will tell you that fighting is bad,

That it should be avoided at every turn.

And they are correct, at least in theory,

But here is an important lesson I learned.

 

Turning a cheek is always an option,

A tool for avoiding a fight,

But walking away, giving bullies their sway

Will not help in setting things right.

 

Fighting is not always done fist to face

Or with bullets across battlefields.

Resistance can be simply standing in place

Resolutely refusing to yield.

 

There is fighting with words,

Which may sound absurd,

But we all know that words can have weight

And can quickly resolve,

If all parties involved

Can put aside discord and hate.

 

But if you must fight make sure

You’re in the right and

Move forward with firmness and grit.

You may not prevail

But you surely won’t fail

Knowing, in the end, you did not quit.

 


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