Acceptance

I was taken from disturbed darkness

Out into the frantic light of life,

Taken from the safety of the womb

And an often dark and jarring strife.

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The humble journey I began came

With incipient turmoil and doubt,

Subtle remorse and terrible guilt

That, with me, I carried about.

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With youth behind I wore my badges

Of courage, deceit, and self-doubt.

Tasting the beguiling fruits of Eden

And sipping from the Bacchus spout.

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My Odyssey was not without the

Pain of guilt and sincere remorse.

Oh, no! My mind’s black closet

Choked and stifled me in due course.

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Then came a forgotten Deity Who

Brought me to my misguided sense,

Gave me another chance at Faith,

And bade new Love to commence.

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So, here, in the quietness of this

Meadow green, I vow to schemes

Of Worship those worthy paeans

Of Soul on these acres of dreams.

©Billy Ray Chitwood – April 18, 2017

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