Concealed in the chaos of the day
That starts as soon as I wake
Drowned out by a thousand forms of fear
That whirl in gusts inside my head
Buried beneath the insistent pull
Of expectation and self limitation
Trapped underneath the veneer of okay
Pressure to succeed goals to be met
Overwhelmed by thoughts of past mistakes
And burning questions about the future
The scripts running on an endless loop
Locked deep down under a burden of what if
And the consequences of choice
Decisions too easy or too hard to make
Existing outside of time and space
Small slices of surprise seep into the present
Instants of peace and calm brief then gone
Unremarked before vanishing into nothing
Spinning softly to an unknown melody
Silent notes of joy underpinning the clamour
I whisper into the darkness help me
And then a wave of gratitude sweeps
Through me with the remembering
The pause to draw myself into the now
Unfettered by was or will be simply being
Breathing slowly in and out in and out
Glancing at the glimmers then noticing
Them with all their glory shining out
Gratitude for my first conscious breath
Taken in harmony with the new morning
Dancing light on the bedroom curtains
That heralds a beautiful sunny day
The smell of my morning coffee
The comforting taste of the first sip
All that anchors me in this place and time
Keeps me grounded and I need that
Memories of happy times with family
Come also to comfort me when
I feel their loss in my life at this time
The laughter of my grandchildren
Observing them grow and learn as I
Watched my children but without the stress
I get to love a version of them over again
And I reflect that when all is said and done
These sweet slivers of hope bring serenity
And I know I have been truly blessed
Nov 21, 2025
Nov 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM UTC
Concealed in the chaos of the day
That starts as soon as I wake
Drowned out by a thousand forms of fear
That whirl in gusts inside my head
Buried beneath the insistent pull
Of expectation and self limitation
Trapped underneath the veneer of okay
Pressure to succeed goals to be met
Overwhelmed by thoughts of past mistakes
And burning questions about the future
The scripts running on an endless loop
Locked deep down under a burden of what if
And the consequences of choice
Decisions too easy or too hard to make
Existing outside of time and space
Small slices of surprise seep into the present
Instants of peace and calm brief then gone
Unremarked before vanishing into nothing
Spinning softly to an unknown melody
Silent notes of joy underpinning the clamour
I whisper into the darkness help me
And then a wave of gratitude sweeps
Through me with the remembering
The pause to draw myself into the now
Unfettered by was or will be simply being
Breathing slowly in and out in and out
Glancing at the glimmers then noticing
Them with all their glory shining out
Gratitude for my first conscious breath
Taken in harmony with the new morning
Dancing light on the bedroom curtains
That heralds a beautiful sunny day
The smell of my morning coffee
The comforting taste of the first sip
All that anchors me in this place and time
Keeps me grounded and I need that
Memories of happy times with family
Come also to comfort me when
I feel their loss in my life at this time
The laughter of my grandchildren
Observing them grow and learn as I
Watched my children but without the stress
I get to love a version of them over again
And I reflect that when all is said and done
These sweet slivers of hope bring serenity
And I know I have been truly blessed
