There are other extremes.

How we experience our days can depend mainly on what we perceive and how we think about it.

I don’t want to hear about
That awful scene in town
I don’t want to see
The blood that hits the ground
I don’t want to think about
The things that bring me down
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I do want to stay more tough
Live on the up and up
I just want to see
People
Having enough
I just want to think about
Ways that have peace and love
And find more ways
that we can have fun
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I must admit
The dirt and grit
I try to cleanse by smashing through it
If the ground splits
And good luck quits
I will keep my passion fluid
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Optimistic
With a sharp wit
We can show them the way to do it
When trouble hits
A brave thought fits
It depends on how we view it
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In my opinion some things
should not be part of the show
They are not there hiding
They are just residing
In the back of our head
No struggle is left
The trigger is dead
With love and real care presiding
Comfort that we share
Deciding
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We do need to stay aware
Of things that we are shown
We need others gone
And turn some thoughts to stone
We do need to feel aware
With healthy ways to know
Like find more ways to have a safe home
Or find comfort if we want to roam
Never being all alone
Unless we
Want to be
in that zone
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Finding peace with all we know