The Simple Turn of a Page
Each life is a story
Made up of simple chapters
The playful chapter
The adventure chapter
The laughter chapter
The searching chapter
The striving chapter
The letting go chapter
The longing chapter
The waiting chapter
The excitement chapter
The suspense chapter
The drama chapter
The disappointment chapter
The wallowing chapter
The surprise chapter
The romantic chapter
The exploring chapter
The happy chapter
The sleep chapter
The awakening chapter
The challenge chapter
The pain chapter
The suffering chapter
The failure chapter
The betrayal chapter
The healing chapter
The fear chapter
The loss chapter
The breaking free chapter
The detour chapter
The belly laugh chapter
The elation chapter
The hope chapter
The disillusionment chapter
The resolve chapter
The mellowing chapter
The dying chapter
And best of all
Best of all
Best of all
The surprise ending.
The interesting part
Of each story
Is that one never knows
Which chapter
Will come next.
And all it takes
Is the simple
Turn of a page
For one’s story
To change...
For one chapter
to end
And a new chapter
to
begin.
-Barry Sweet 1-18-2001
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