Forbearance

The mastermind of fortitude,

Restraint and self-control

Sees a world of possibilities

In choices to be made.

 

Committed to consideration

Where all sides get an equal eye

And patience is a sleepy sloth

Who treads the tangle of tolerance.

 

And all is a matter of attitude,

Of knowing when to halt and hold, 

Of reading the sighs and subtleties

And waiting for the flap to fade.

 

No need for angry altercation

When respect will edify to

Cut a clearer, broader swath and

Lead the way to deference.

 

Sweet forbearance, take my hand

When passions winnow high.

Give me pause to find the cause

And softly

     Simplify.