Sunday, October 9, 2016

Places to Return To

Having left, there is no desire to return.
Cut the ties and make a run for it.

Delve head-first into a new job,
be there for your new friends.

Write a letter to the past, seal it,
as it drifts into the fireplace.
Watch it burn.

Too many post-it notes on too
many places reminding you of
things to do, places to go, people to see.

Running the rat race full throttle
into the future with both hands
making a grab for success.

It is time to face the people
you left at the threshold of the door.

Mount your horse and ride
back the way you came.

Feel the tears rise as you approach
your failures, with determination.

It is here you will learn to make
peace with yourself;
to forgive, to let resistance go
to align with grace.

Everything familiar and same old
same old, begins to recalibrate -
when you embrace what you left
behind,
in order to find everything new.

Jenneth Graser

#write31days
Day 9 Prompt - post-it


Photography - annagorin.com


Listen to "Here and Now" - Will Reagan




6 comments:

  1. What a beautiful poems! I'm also using the prompts for write 31 days (playing with poems) and am feeling a little stuck on this one .,.

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    1. Thank you Rebecca! Great to meet you on this #write31days journey. Many blessings!

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  2. Such a lovely poem, Jenneth! These lines especially resonated with me:
    "Everything familiar and same old
    same old, begins to recalibrate -
    when you embrace what you left
    behind,
    in order to find everything new"
    I feel like I've been 'burdened by the long road' that is paved with pain and fatigue for way too long now. Yet there is 'hope found here and now' because God is with us and we are never left alone. Bless you for sharing your beautiful words and this uplifting song. xo

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    1. So sorry dear Joy, for the long road of suffering you have travelled. Yes it is the hope God offers us that makes the difference and that hope shines through your writing and testimony so powerfully! Thank you Joy!

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  3. Love this!
    It is here you will learn to make
    peace with yourself;
    to forgive, to let resistance go
    to align with grace.

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