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PROMPT: Bothered

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Daily writing prompt
What bothers you and why?
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The second half of the question is quicker and simpler to answer. Things bother me because I — through conditioning and petty impulses — allow them to bother me. I neither blame external circumstances, nor accept that said externalities can be responsible for my state of mind. I could remain unbothered by the things that bother me, with enough work to break engrained patterns. I should also note that I could choose to be bothered by a great many happenings that don’t bother or offend me in the slightest.

As for what bothers me, the list — sadly — remains many. That said, I don’t think it’s wise to broadcast the things that get under one’s skin out into the universe. Just like I wouldn’t announce if I had a gimpy knee or a weak jaw to a general audience that might include those who wish me ill. It just seems strategically unwise.

“The Rainy Day” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow [w/ Audio]

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The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;
 It rains, and the wind is never weary;
 The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,
 But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
   And the day is dark and dreary.

My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
 It rains, and the wind is never weary;
 My thoughts still cling to the mouldering past,
 But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,
   And the days are dark and dreary.

Be still, sad heart, and cease repining;
 Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
 Thy fate is the common fate of all,
 Into each life some rain must fall,
   Some days must be dark and dreary.

A Brief Catastrophe [Lyric Poem]

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Drifting down the river --
   No command nor control.
 See the water glimmer,
   Circling 'round a hole.

Then one's world drops out,
   And one's peace is gone.
 Everything is in doubt...
   'til you're spun out on the lawn.