Just Because

I don't have to take off my stilettos
...just because I have to walk an extra mile

I don't have to remove my lipstick
... just because I don't feel like smiling

I don't have to stop toting my Gucci purse
... just because my funds are low

I don't have to stop praising God
... just because I had a bad day

I don't have to stop looking in the mirror
... just because I'm looking my best, according to you

I don't have to stop loving my husband
...just because we didn't agree

I don't have to stop feeling like a woman
... just because I lost a breast

I don't have to stop praying and believing
...just because my prayers haven't been answered,
according to my understanding

I don't have to stop being
...just because life keeps going

Despite the ups and downs of life, they don't define me,
it refines me... to move forward... Just Because

-Marcia Paige for InnerCompositions.com
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Sept. 23, 2009
Life will toss us things that makes us feel as if we have to always perform at the maximum potential. I have to allow myself a chance to make mistakes, recover from them and move forward. I experience hurts just like any other woman, the difference is not letting those moments shape your future for the worst. I read this poem to myself to remember that  I am allowed to be...human