Excuses vs Reasons

Excuses come with glancing eyes,

to prove an action right

but have an air of flimsiness

quite ready to take flight.

Excuses: breathy strings of chatter and talk. Explanations cloaked in shame or guilt; close inspection sees through the muddy silt.

Reasons are built on logic.

Making sense of things is key.

They rest on facts both cut and dried,

solid meaning their decree.

So live inside your limits

but respect them all the same.

Epilepsy ~ a convenient excuse,

but reason plays the game.

“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than 

anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.”

~ Henry Ward Beecher

Author's note: Edited July 25, 2024