Surprise Symptom Poem by John Sensele

However disappointed an offspring's attitude may get
Swallow your pride and do your best to turn the tedious tide
Into an opportunity lest you should forget
That offspring can't always take your side.

However rotten you feel inside, manage a smile
Which attracts folks to take you out of dumps
In which lemons and sour grapes pile
Up pressure as you negotiate life's humps.

However broke you may get, focus on the bigger picture
Lest you should fail to acknowledge innumerable bounties
You've been blessed with in literature
In marriage, at church and at leisure where you enjoy a zillion cuties.

However badly your national squad performs in a World Cup qualifier
Match, realize that soccer is a fickle lady
Led sometimes by luck which no modifier or pacifier
Can dilute, manipulate or salute. Soccer springs on fans a surprise malady.