A sample from Book 7
Bringing Her Back
she took a step off the curve
her mind racing‒
which way to turn
the wind blowing in her hair
pulling her coat tight‒
she wandered for a while
then just stood there
frozen
listening
people were talking
kites were flying
cars were passing
behind her a soft rustle
she turned
to someone jogging
a squirrel sitting, staring
in the distance‒
a dog barking
then she felt it
‒no longer the need for dying
she felt life‒
she deserved
her heart beating
there was so much more to learn
she smiled
not a big smile
no, not one just anyone could see
it was an inside smile
on her lips‒
the hint of a small curve
she closed her eyes
enclosed herself in her arms
held her head back
her feet began to move in a tiny circle
I'm coming back
the gentle voice in her head
she heard
suddenly but gently
she stopped
opened her eyes
there before her...a path
not knowing
if it was the way she wanted to go
or the way she needed to go
she just began walking
her smile noticeable to all
she was now free
‒no longer a caged bird
(January 3, 2014)—I can’t promise my journey won’t return to that dreadful circle I’ve been on, but I can have faith that today I have a little more strength than yesterday. Sometimes, it helps just to stop in your tracks and listen to nature, to God, and tune out everything and everybody around you.
In the darkness, these moments can save you from destruction. I know it has saved me countless times. Love the skin you’re in because you are worth it.
