It's late tonight and
I can't sleep...
my thoughts unwillingly 
on something deep

Why, I ask
am I so scared of change
thinking it's an obstacle
or something strange

I feel the tightness
in my chest
I try to push the thoughts aside...
trying my best

Will leaving the familiar
expose my soul
leaving me vulnerable
as a whole?

Can I not look upon it
as a new beginning
a chance to reinvent
and uplift my whole being?

Even trying to think
only pleasant thoughts
won't uplift my soul
or push aside the remorse

All I can do
is hope and pray
that God will take
all my cares away.

© Yolande Matthews
April 2001

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