Pattern Power- Stanza

Pattern Power We repeat certain patterns in our daily life Some serve a purpose, some do not Strive though we might to fix our bad habits In their endless cycle we are caught Our patterns are learned from the beginning of life Useful ones and not so useful ones both Useful patterns can keep us safe from harm The others can stunt emotional growth Patterns exist in everyone's life Stop and consider for a minute Some of the things that we do Like loving a perfect brute We think to ourselves, this is all I'm worth I am meant to be someone's punching bag This is a pattern that is hard to break Specially if parts of us sag Of all the patterns that exist in our lives This is the one that makes me the saddest I would see all such animals hung It is the pattern that makes me the maddest Patterns exist in every life Some can be fixed some can't Fix what you can, forget the rest So ends this personal rant Rules ▼ Rules: A stanza or poem of four lines. Lines 2 and 4 must rhyme. Lines 1 and 3 may or may not rhyme. Rhyming lines should have a similar number of syllables. 1st Draft We repeat certain patterns Over and over again Do it this way our mind warns Anything else brings pain