High Tide 10/14/2021

Mindlessly driving
To another day of work
Wondering
When it will
Be my last.

But reality enters
Remembering the stack
Of bills to pay
So life continues
Without
Any changes to it.

Grateful
For many moments
In my life
But there was a longing
For something different
A yearning
For an understanding
What life is all about.

Continued living
Without changes
Until that moment
When destiny smashed
Me to the ground.

A sudden urgency
Of changes occurred
As death of a loved one
Became my focus at hand.

A high tide surfaces
Barely
Keeping my head
Above the emotional
Waves of grief.

But feeling
A gentle and comforting
Presence
Keeping me afloat
While learning
To heal
My emotional discomforts.

Time was right
To move forward
Learned to befriend death
While integrating it
Within
My belief system.

Compassion and love
Found a home
In my heart
Feeling a sense of purpose
Rise up within my core.

And knowing
I will always be loved
No matter
What happens in life.

~Maggie Spaulding
Poem Author