The Best Revenge: A Poem

the best revenge is a life well lived,

a closely held saying,

by those finding a way past,

past the hard times,

past the suffering,

and into the a present and future

filled not with perpetual victimhood,

but with

happiness,

cheerfulness,

and even healing.

Living a life well lived,

is letting those from our past with a hold on us

retreat into the fog

where they belong.

Living a life well lived is

giving the future a

chance in the sun without

perpetual rainclouds.

Living a life well lived is

dancing with the sweet music

of fortune’s favour.

Living a life well lived is

to give justice to the past by

letting it help shape who

you are in the present,

but not,

become you,

the victim,

instead,

you the survivor.

Living a life well lived is a

fresh breath of a air

after a long, long moment

of stale pain, sharp suffering.

Living well, living life is

honouring life,

fulfilling all you can do.

Living a life well lived is

good therapy,

and great fun.