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(I tend to be a pessimist. I keep trying to be an optimist, so I should get some credit for persistence then. Yet, I always run into people who knock me back into old habits. So, I wrote this poem in honor of ‘my people’.)
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We believe that every silver lining
Has a dark cloud underneath.
We believe that it will rain
On days we want the sun.
We believe the glass is half full
Of contaminated water.
We believe that one should prepare for the worst
And never wish for the best.
We believe that while there’s life
There will be more disappointment.
We believe that if hope truly springs eternal
Our lips will never feel its touch.
We believe a moment of happiness
Is us asking the universe to slap our face.
Legends of Windemere 
I gave up being a pessimist the day I conceded that cosmic retribution was a real thing!
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I haven’t seen much in the way of cosmic retribution. Karma too. It’s way I’m still pessimistic.
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It’s put there, you just have to wait.
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I’ve definitely heard sentiments voiced like this! I’ve voiced a few of them myself!
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I voice them a lot.
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This is so refreshing! There’s too much fluffy optimism being bandied about online. The one that really gets me is ‘be grateful for adversity because it helps you GROW’. Personally I’d rather stay the same size and not have things going wrong all the time.
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That’s just blind gaslighting there. I see ‘this will only make you stronger’ a lot. People forget that permanent damage is a thing.
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Well done, Charles.
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Thanks.
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I enjoyed this it was nice to wallow in some pessimism for a while ☹️
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Thanks. 🙂
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I can relate more than you know. I think many of us can after the last few years.
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Pessimistic cynicism is a common fate. 😁
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