You Are Poem by Phil Soar

When all around seems likely to implode
And all my thoughts are anywhere but here
I gather friends around at my abode
And chat for hours to guide away the fear

It's easy for the matters of the world to fry your brain
To make you feel unwanted,
Or to drive your mind insane
It's the way you handled it that changes you
And makes your life
More bearable to view

Giving in to all that makes life tough
Giving up
Like you have had enough
Doesn't make the problem go away
Sorrow is a hefty price to pay

If we can smile when all around seems lost
Maybe we won't pay that heavy cost
Remember that the world owns you and then
Smile
And begin the day again

Forget the bad
Remember why you're here
Remember how you smiled away the fear
Remember life is everything you are
And in your eyes
You are the only star