It Is Not Always That Easy

The sun has risen on a brand-new day,

and what is it all the cheery people say?

Put on a smile, turn that frown upside-down,

and everything is sure to go your way.

Sometimes these words give us a good start,

and our happy heart begins the new day.

We move through the morning with ease,

hoping this sunshine mood will remain.

The trials and tribulations we live with,

most days are handled with little effort.

But every now and then we will falter,

and the weariness and sadness move in.

We know not the stress others may have,

that put brick walls up in their way.

Hard as they may try to knock them down,

They will end up feeling defeated again.

Everyone has their burdens to bear,

there is nobody immune from hard times.

For those fortunate to carry a lighter load,

have compassion for those with heavier weight.

The words of others that we read each day,

preaching how to live a light filled life.

Think positive advice, even well intentioned,

can make others feel like a failure again. 

There are days when it is not always that easy,

to smile or turn a frown upside down.

But even when life makes us falter,

time and faith will get us to the other side.