
Freezes you in terror startles you to stone
Opens eyes to the fact you are alone
Spasms your whole body tightening your back
Screaming deep inside wanting to attack
Aggression surrounds asks for your hand
Think you can fight so take a stand
Steel yourself like girded rock
Inside ticking tightly wound clock
You realize the tension is you
That will not save the thing you do
It’s giving up not doing more
Letting go not being sure
Accept what’s happening in your life
Cycles we go through serene then strife
Recognize you are not alone
A force walks beside carrying your home
When fearful filled with tears and rage
You turn for counsel very sage
Look to heart find spirit inside
Have faith in wisdom trust have pride
Resist temptation to compare your path
You are unique soak in your bath
Trust lessons and what they reveal
Your journey is to what is real
Is the source of feeling incomplete or inadequate left from before you had your own consciousness and will?
Do you need to update the inner dialogue that generates these feelings and forgive yourself for actions based on childhood programming?
– Stewart Levine ©
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