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Melancholy Baby

She’s had tragedies and blessings in juxtaposition.
Now she’s a melancholy baby with a sunny disposition.
She’s seen the good the bad the in-between, not much would surprise her.
She’s not unhappy when she’s sad, it’s not so bad, it comes with being wiser.

Now she walks with a body that’s bone tired,
but she burns like a furnace that’s coal-fired,
locked on a target that’s hard-wired,
she’s not motivated, but she’s inspired.

She’s had it hard she’s had it easy, she lives in the balance.
She’s not blind to her weaknesses, but she celebrates her talents.
When she’s drifting into loneliness, she embraces solitude.
When she’s slipping into misery, she grabs hold of gratitude.

Now she walks with a body that’s bone tired,
but she burns like a furnace that’s coal-fired,
locked on a target that’s hard-wired,
she’s not motivated, but she’s inspired.

There’s always one more row to hoe, another hill to climb a new road to go down;
one more card to draw, another fatal flaw, but don’t be fooled by her frown,
‘cause she’s a melancholy baby with a sunny disposition.
She’s not afraid of being blue, that’s true, but she never made it her addiction.

Ups and downs she’s had her fair share, she leans towards acceptance.
Love, laugh, and simplify, that’s her frame of reference.
Each small truth uncovered is not an ending to the story.
It’s not the destination that justifies the journey.

Now she walks with a body that’s bone tired
but she burns like a furnace that’s coal-fired,
locked on a target that’s hard-wired,
she’s not motivated, but she’s inspired.

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© Sharon Lucy Nauss-Hughes