shedding

justam

Trying to adjust to how it is
accepting how it is
and moving forward
seeing how it is without this wait on my heart
and a weight on my mind, keeping me tied
now I'm accepting how it is
focusing on my own improvement projects
dropping my extra weight
slowly, steadily, it falls off
I can see my own limbs more clearly again!
like a gift unwrapped, my edges are getting uncovered
and it's rewarding to pay attention to my own projects
there are still days when I feel tears welling up, but
I let them come up and out
have you felt that heat on your face?
that heat before you cry?
I have, and I'm pretty sure the people standing near me felt it too!
it's one of those things that flies outward if
one doesn't try to cover it up or block the feeling
for anyone to untie after a long time is an effort
and I thought
I just thought, maybe it'd be easier if
I just stopped doing what I do
just let other people do the lifting I've done
since it's not really my job
it belongs to someone else!

Annafalk

Thank you for sharing this great poem, it was very emotional and I think you are right..