the bigger person

ode to be the bigger person
to see the stupidity in another’s ways &
to decide on the route of complete indifference
before giving them the satisfaction
of getting into a little spat which might
drain precious seconds, hours, days, weeks, months &
unfortunately for some,
years,
from one’s life.

ode to the bigger person who looks in the eyes of
the mundane &
sees that the kick that will be granted them
from simply staying in the ring without any cause but to
fight for the sake,
to dig & dig & dig
with no real motive beyond self-gratification &
no evidence of any reason for the skirmish to begin with,
will simply thrill them to no end &
to halt it all with one clean swoop,
ignoring the pleas for conflict &
ignoring the need for attention.

ode to the bigger person
who when walking away from an idiot
who will not stop needling,
simply chalks it up to experience &
takes pride in their own actions,
for the bigger person knows that
their own personal high ground
is one that cannot be shaken &
with each moronic conflict averted
comes a strength great enough
to keep on through the infinite struggle.