Lying in the Middle of It

Sometimes you can’t stand
In it. Some people
Can’t ever stand it,

Can’t stand at all. Not
That this means they crave
To get out of it.

They want to hold on
In the thick of it,
Themselves part of it,

But not everyone
Has the gift of strength,
And you shouldn’t mock

Them for lack of it.
Praise them for lying
In the teeth of it.