Afraid to Lose

I'm always afraid to lose

Whatever it is I choose

The confidence I've built,

The sword at my hilt.

The zest for life, to live.

The societies I used to fit

Ideas I always thought about

That were lost in the clouds.

I'm afraid to lose my world,

The homes I once curled

Smiles I thought would stay,

And hearts that I gave away.

Burning flames of spirit,

And gentleness herein,

Laughs that reached my eyes,

And the tears I left behind.

But I now know it's better,

To let go when it gets heavier

You'll realize a breakthrough,

When it stops hurting you.

To snip away all those fears

With your pair of pretty shears,

And welcome all that's new,

In what's to come in lieu

Of what and where you go,

And let life happen, let it flow.

Let its wind blow you away,

No matter where it ends in May,

Because if you hang on to things as so

Your seeds may never grow,

As they'll stay in the winter snow,

When you don't learn to let things go.

May 30, 2022