Warrior Poet Wisdom Vol. VI: Patience. Boone's Dock Miro

      

      WARRIOR POET WISDOM

      Vol. VI: Paitence

      By Miro

      Copyright © 2011-2012 by Miro

      Cover design & photo by Miro & Luana Mercy

      Book design by Miro

      Author photo by Luana Mercy

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      FOREWORD

      Throughout most of my life, I’ve always known that I should have more patience. But wanting something never actually resulted in acquiring it. When I wanted to lose weight, the pounds didn’t vanish by staring in the mirror and calling myself a lazy fatass. They came off with sweat and tears. And so when I decided I wanted to be more patient, years went by while I wanted, wanted, wanted. It wasn’t until I found myself in high-pressure situations that I saw my opportunity to become more patient. When voices were raised and tensions flared, I took deep breaths and many times chose silence as my reply. I responded when I was I was ready, not because I was being coerced or pressured. And when I was expecting something and it wasn’t happening as quickly as I would like, I recalled the leisurely rate at which I would normally respond to other people’s impatience. It made me slow down and be patient myself. It helped me understand the price that comes with patience. Patience takes time. It also takes pressure. It’s easy to be patient when you’re in a calm, relaxing setting. That’ll never help you build your patience. Embrace those “stressful” situations, because those are the ones that help you become more patient. Don’t avoid ignorant and impatient people. Walk right up to them and DEFY them. Your calm, controlled breathing and silence or slow, methodical speech is your declaration of war on the impatient. In time you’ll find that we the Army of Patience do take prisoners, and convert them to our side. Wage your patient war.

      Patience,

      INTRO

      Patience

      Patience isn’t something that

      You can flip off and on

      It can’t be gained with intellect

      And can’t be forced with brawn

      You can’t use complex formulas

      In order to be calm

      Logic doesn’t help that much

      When folks aren’t in your palm

      And muscle won’t change someone’s mind

      When they refuse to hear

      Instead of building up patience

      You’re just instilling fear

      So then the question begs to ask

      “Just how does one keep cool?

      How can I be more patient

      Instead of act the fool?”

      The answer comes in knowing that

      Nothing is instantly

      The cost is not with brains or brawn

      But time that is the fee

      I know that you will likely say,

      “I haven’t got the time!”

      Because you’re busy focused on

      Your own successful climb

      But that’s exactly where you’re wrong

      So maybe it will aid

      To think about it in this way

      Of what your time is made

      Time’s too big a concept for

      People to comprehend

      So break it down in smaller parts

      To moments that append

      You may not have the time to deal

      With some kind of distress

      But you can spare a moment to

      Clean up a person’s mess

      No one has the time to put up

      With a person’s slip

      But give a moment and you’ll see

      Your patience start to grip

      It may be hard to wait for someone

      To get back to you

      But give one moment and one more

      The more that you accrue

      Is directly related

      To patience you amass

      Benching moments just like weights

      And building up your class

      So next time someone does you wrong

      Or tries to pass the buck

      Don’t let yourself get all upset

      And start to run amok

      Take a moment from your stock

      Of time you have to use

      ‘Cause that’s the price that patience costs

      So have you paid your dues?