Inner
Strength
If you can
start the day without caffeine or pep pills,
If you can be
cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can
resist complaining and boring people with your
troubles,
If you can eat
the same food everyday and be grateful for it,
If you can
understand when loved ones are too busy to give you
time,
If you can
overlook when people take things out on you when,
through no
fault of yours, something goes wrong,
If you can
take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can
face the world without lies and deceit,
If you can
conquer tension without medical help,
If you can
relax without liquor,
If you can
sleep without the aid of drugs,
If you can do
all these things,
Then you are
probably the family dog.
