A well versed lawyer familiar
With the machinations of the court room
Would often finish conversations
With the phrase
‘It is what it is’
Which I took to mean
Nothing I could do about it
Over the years though
Often heard the same phrase from others
As if an unknown pallor had descended on all of us
Yet, felt as if the phrase was meant as a cure all
To explain good news, bad news, no news
Finally learned its real purpose
Was to reduce anxiety
A free elixir to alleviate
General uneasiness brewing within us
Well that’s okay
’It is what it is’
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