Time-Released Capsules

I take in the day

like an elixir

swallowing hard

as it both gives

and takes away

It slows the disease

of indifference

yet adds to the baggage

my mind seems to hoard

like an old fool and his guns

waiting to shoot into the distance

but the time never arrives

you see complacency never pulls the trigger

yet neither does courage

there is a progression in the daring of bravery

but that same force also holds a stillness

a silent strength and knowing

that where one stands is destiny

butterflies know that strength

they do not contemplate yesterday

nor analyze what tomorrow holds

unaware of the confines of time

they linger in the moment

and there they truly live.

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A Certain Suffering

"Sometimes my greatest sufferings in life have been like wearing stiletto heels, on the outside things look sharp and smooth, but on the inside my bunnions are crying for relief!"

Shiny and elegant is a stiletto heel, but frankly I don't like the way they feel.   I will take tennis shoes any day,  so I can move forward in comfort all the way.

I am no stranger to heartache, no one is, but I have found as time goes by, that holding on to the worries and struggles trying to fix them on my own only turns into creating more worries.  It is only when I let go, and rely on God's support, that I am able to find true comfort, and release.  Sometimes you just have to take the stiletto heels off, and take comfort in the humble simplicity of life that is all we need:

The grace of God.

Poets United Think Tank Prompt #11 Pain