A Poem for You

You find yourself waiting,

impatiently fearing the moment where it all goes

wrong.

Holding strong to self destructive tendencies

just in case the symphonies of your soul

are not played out

quite so beautifully.

But sister,

what if it all goes right?

Just because it’s never happened

doesn’t mean it never will, and

If probability has anything to do with it,

the chances of waking

to the golden hour of your life

are much greater now

than the possibility of it all ending

in tragedy.

Your next week

next day

next step and breath

could change your entire trajectory:

To circumnavigate the earth

a single degree off course,

will land you over 500 miles from where you started;

Perhaps all you need is to turn your back

just one degree

so you stop simply landing back

here.

You are not a meteor,

destined for destruction.

but a shooting star

destined for wishes and dreamers. And sister,

I wish you could see your own light

because I swear you shine despite the black ashes

of your past blinding your eyes from seeing that

Everything, truly, is going to be alright.

The only difference between failure and success

is the strength

to try again tomorrow.
And Sister,

If there’s anything I have learned

it’s that the smallest change

can change everything,

so please just remember:

The only difference between coal and diamonds

is high pressure;

the only difference

between diamonds and you

is that you

are stronger.

Reviews

[B. Boileau]

I love the motivation behind this piece. It flows just nice with the repeated "sister in just the right places.
thank you for sharing
bill