*Promises Unkept*

Each night I promise to be tolerant
not to get irked by the trifling
Each day keeps me brooding
As why people are so stifling.

Each night I promise to be generous
In my thought and action
Each day I am in the daily grind
And move without direction.

Each night I promise to stay calm
Unfazed by the struggle
Each day brings challenges
That makes my life ruffle.

Now, I stopped promising
Started taking it head on
With the firm and grit
Stride and move on.