Is it time to relinquish

The hold

Of the past dream born?

Grown rusty with tears

No longer quenching it’s perceived purpose.

Stuck in the familiar

Scared to let go

What if?

What if?

What if?

Anxiety chokes the new life pending

Dormant

Until it receives

The deliberate breath

Of courage and risk.

Tightly gripped fist

Around the familiar

Prized apart

One finger at a time

Perceived security.

Silent echoes

Of a life out of control

Panic and fear

Of the unknown

“Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t”

There is no devil

Only that of internal torment

Of protective childhood walls

Now a prison.

I will dare to fill my lungs

With the life designed for me

To dream dreams

Of days of freedom and joy.

© Karen Lighthouse 2024

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