* a c c e p t a n c e * i s * k e y *

Okay yes, it has been a long time since writing on here. I assure you this article is going to be just as good as the last one. Okay so. What does it really mean to be accepted? I'm going to get the definition right now and post it here. I need a little bit of reference to help form my opinion.

here's the definition as it is from "dictionary.com"

ac·cept·ed
–adjective
generally approved; usually regarded as normal, right, etc.: an accepted pronunciation of a word; an accepted theory.

There is one problem I have with this definition. I don't really think the word "normal" exists. Everyone has something about them that is completely out of ordinary. Something you just cant get your mind around to understanding. I believe everyone is strange. Don't take that as an insult. Everyone has their little habits that make them who they are. One of my strange habits is the fact that I am random out of my mind. I can make a conversation last for days if they allowed me too. I talk a a lot. Sometimes way too much. I am a very personable girl. I am the one you will see going up to people saying "hey", or you'll sometimes see me just jump into a conversation.

A few years ago, I am not sure how long ago. I wrote a poem. It was published through "poetry.com" and was put in a book that got sold everywhere. I am going to post that here because I feel it has everything to do with the title of this post "Acceptance is Key". Here is my poem

"Rose"

I am but a rose

Losing its petals day by day

Blowing in the wind

Hoping to find a new windowsill

To fall back on

I am but a rose

Losing its thorns

Without you, my thorns

It's hard to breathe

I am but a rose

Losing my stem

Without the stem

There can be no

Balance in my life

I am but a rose

That's all I shall be

Until a new day comes

I am what I am

Okay so I am sure what you are thinking. Yeah this poem is really easy to understand. To be honest it's not. There is a story behind this. Each line and break (the breaks are invisible but there!) has a deep meaning that isn't to be taken lightly. I wrote this when I was in high school. I never really was the popular one or the girl to get noticed. I had very few friends growing up. As I got older I realized friendships are more about "Quality over Quantity"

Sorry for getting sidetracked again. I am going to explain my poem in sections. But first I am going to explain what kind of poem it is. If you have not noticed by now my poem "rose" is a metaphor for myself.

the first part of the poem is:
" I am but a rose

Losing its petals day by day

Blowing in the wind

Hoping to find a new windowsill

To fall back on "

The lines "I am but a rose, Losing it's petals day by day" means I am losing my friends, family, and anyone who means a lot to me in my mind although they are still there. A lot of people misinterpret these 2 lines and think it means that I am losing my mind. Those people are oddly mistaken. The lines "blowing in the wind, hoping to find a windowsill, to fall back on" means that I am searching for someone I can go to who will comfort me, someone I can fall back on. This person is considered the "windowsill" in that line of the poem.

The second part of the poem is:
" I am but a rose

Losing its thorns

Without you, my thorns

It's hard to breathe "

I am going to describe this section as a whole, no need to separate the lines. The thorns in this section stand for something that really only is one thing. I had to make the word plural to keep with the metaphor of the poem. If I had said "Losing its thorn" That would not have made sense anyways. This section of the poem is dedicated to the first boy I ever fell in love with. It was so long ago I don't even remember his name to tell you about him. I was really young at the time. I didn't have him in my life, so It was hard to breathe.

the third section is:
" I am but a rose

Losing my stem

Without the stem

There can be no

Balance in my life "

The stem stands for anything that can guide me through life in an easier way. Growing up I didn't have the best friends or the support from my family that I deserved. Without the support My life was not balanced enough. I feel as I get older this gets worse. Almost in a sense to say my stem is getting shorter.

the fourth and final section is:
" I am but a rose

That's all I shall be

Until a new day comes

I am what I am "

These last four lines tie up the meaning of the poem as a whole. All I am doing in this poem is asking people to accept me for who I am on the inside flaws and all. I may not be the most perfect rose out there but with a little Acceptance, I can get through Life. I believe everyone should accept everyone for who they are no matter what they are. We all have meaning. We may think we are loved by no one but trust me you are loved by someone. Before others can accept you. You need to first accept yourself for who you are.

Acceptance is Key