I Did Not Write This Because Poem by James McLain

People come into your life for a reason
a season or a lifetime.

When you know which one it is
you will know what to do for that
person.

When someone is in your life for a
reason
it is usually to meet
a need you have
expressed.

They have come to assist you through
a difficulty to provide you
with guidance and support
to aid you physically
emotionally or
spiritually.

They may seem like a
godsend and they are.

They are there for the reason
you need them to be.

Then without any wrongdoing
on your part or at an
inconvenient time
this person will say
or do something
to bring the
relationship
to an end.

Sometimes they die
Sometimes they
walk away.

Sometimes they act up
and force
you to take a
stand.

What we must realize
is that our need
has been met
our desire
fulfilled
their work
is done.

The prayer
you sent up
has been
answered
now it is
time to
move on.

Some people
come into your
life
for a
season
because your turn
has
come to share
grow or learn.

They bring you an experience
of peace or make you laugh.

They may teach
you something
you have
never done.

They usually give you
an unbelievable
amount of joy.

Believe it
it is real
But only
for a
season.

Lifetime relationships
teach you lifetime
lessons
things you
must
build upon
in order to have
a solid
emotional
foundation.

Your job
is to accept
the lesson
love the person
and put what you
have learned to use
in all other
relationships
and areas
of your life.

It is said that love
is blind
but friendship
is clairvoyant.

Thank you for being
a part of my life
whether
you were
a reason
a
season
or a
lifetime.