Flexibility

It’s okay.
I don’t mind.
Let’s just say, “I’m fine with that.” 
Get it done and
Then move on to
The latest, greatest task at hand.

Pliable to circumstances,
I can play the diplomat to
Find a stronger middle ground
And grow to be the bigger man.

My young Turk self far less resilient,
More resistant to mad change.
My way or the cliched highway,
The mantra of pubescent youth.

But actions and experience
Becomes a tempering tool
And time a patient pundit
Plainly targeted for truth.

Life is plump with problems
And alternatives abound, so
We strive to remain flexible
Until prospects turn around.

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