by Bobby Coles

Created on: April 05, 2009   Last Updated: May 11, 2012

Difficult people are a constant blight

They scoff with their ignorant disdain

Ignore difficult people with all of your might

Or your optimistic ideals will be slain

Make sure that you do not become one

Stick to trying please people rather than offend

Never try to squelch another person's fun

Indeed just try to always act like a friend

Stained by their aura of imperfection

The ornery and difficult blemish my soul

When choosing sides, theirs is not my selection

Those that are difficult dwell in a bottomless hole

Casting disparaging words at every turn

Trying to denigrate those that are nice

In due time they will finally learn

That friendship and loyalty come at a price

When your presence other people cannot tolerate

It becomes high time to take a moment's pause

Your infectious personality you need to moderate

Stop exposing other's for what you consider flaws

Difficult people can make your day rotten

Ruining all of your happy thoughts

Some people's moods are ill-begotten

Wonder what they see in those ink blots

Makes no sense to argue right or wrong

Difficult people have already made up their mind

You can disagree or decide to just go along

These are parts of the ties that bind

Impose not upon yourself too much

But on other's you can so rarely count

Takes a little while to learn as such

Do not let inner tensions mount

Many people find it easier

To spend their days being difficult

When the winds of friendship are breezier

Do not give in to thoughts of tumult

Wear your own true colours on your sleeve

Hope beyond hope that others do the same

In the kindness of others you must believe

Even if you always lose that game

Life certainly will be full of surprises

Adhere to the narrow and straight

Destiny dons a multitude of disguises

Do not leave any chances to fate

Wear your heart upon your sleeve

Give life all that you have got

Do not ever be afraid to believe

Learn from what you have been taught

Let our lessons be your formative guide

But please follow your intended path

Leave all your heartstrings open wide

And you shall never feel the ire of wrath

Strive for a life with no personal regrets

And learn from all your mistakes

In life, you will have no safety nets

To protect you from life's rippling wakes

My sincerest hope is that when the day is done

There is a smile upon your pretty little face

And you will know that you did your fair share

To make your portion of the world a better place

Leave behind your footprints of good intentions

For others to proudly decide to follow

And please remember the cycle of life

That you reap that which you sow

Try not to be burdened by those

Whose life mission is to complain

True colour often shows

Be kind and never have to explain

Act each day with the utmost of pride

As if being watched by mom's approving eyes

Difficult people just cannot compromise or abide

Therein is where the difficulty truly lies

Conduct yourself so that people will lend you trust

Not recoil in fear whenever you draw near

Inside of happiness, your personality you should thrust

Drive yourself forward using the proper gear

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