The Gentle Ways of Life

The untangling of self from past messes

Untying knots, moving forward

A newfound gentleness

An adoration for the little things in life

New clothes, rose water, maroon nail paint

New dreams and growing hope

Life isn’t fair. It never was

But, so what?

Maybe the answer lies in acceptance.

And the eventual letting go of past baggage

I’ve been busy lately

It takes time. It takes patience

To untangle these rigid knots

To free myself from what once was

My mother sees the change in me

Sometimes she smiles

Sometimes she worries

She doesn’t really know what’s going on with me

She hands me hope

Some days, all that keeps me going is

Her smile and her strength

Someday I’ll tell her

All about how I learned to be okay

How I moved beyond the darkness within me

I’m not sure what the future holds

But I’ve been learning the gentle ways of life

I’ve been learning that it’s okay to want happiness for myself

Life plays its same old game

But I no longer care

Because the possibilities that lie ahead

They are far more important than what once was

My now is beautiful

Banana milkshake and quiet mornings

My cat still ignores me

I wish he could understand the words I write for him

I think my love for him terrifies him a little bit

He looks at me and retreats to his small house behind the couch

I smile and let him be.

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