And what did I gain?
Not immunity
from storms.
Navigation skills.
I can let emotions
move through me
without
abandoning myself.
I can put
something in motion,
knock on a door
and see
if it opens.
If it does
I can walk through.
If it doesn’t
I find another way.
I give myself
to what I love.
Not because
I know
what it will bring,
but because
I’ve decided
it is worth it.
I now know
I can navigate
what life brings
because
I have me.
