What is this uncertainty
Lingering above my head
Threatening to explode
And release a cloud of dark.

How is this uncertainty
The unknown so familiar to me
Welcoming it like as it settles in
Embracing it as it covers me

Why does it insist to stay
Why can't I drive it away
It has dug it's root
Deep inside, feeding and growing

The stranger who touched my heart.
The one who made it hard.
The one who questioned what, questioned why.
The one who poked and probed until she knew.
The one who held a stranger's hand, gentle and tight.
The one who reassured with a stern look and determined face.
The compassionate one with a golden heart.