Reposted from Kitkatkaboodle...

[sulky]

because it inspires me.

The Journey
One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice-
though the whole house began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.’”Mend my life!’
each voice cried.’But you didn’t stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff

Comments

[karunanow]

I really, really needed this poem this morning. Thank you for posting it.

[sulky]

Oh, I'm glad to hear it. Yeah, I suspect I'll be rereading it from time to time myself.