I get it.
We want to know for sure, to have a definite answer.
We want to be certain of what’s right and wrong.
Almost is not good enough for us, we need 100%.
There’s safety in black and white.
There’s a community with those who are in.
We don’t want to be outside in the dark where everything is unsure.
No one wants to be left alone.
But what if we stepped outside the familiar realm into the great unknown?
We crawl through the dust and reach for something – anything – that will hold us.
Our feet touch ground we’ve never felt before. It’s uncomfortable at first, but it quickly warms up and feels soft.
It carries us to new places where we discover that there’s always more to the story than what we’ve known.
There are new voices, new perspectives, new colors.
The black and white picture suddenly lights up and comes to life in ways we’d never expected.
We confront giants and watch as they become companions on our journey.
We find others on this path to freedom.
We jump across the cliff and… fly.
Writing for Five Minute Friday today.
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Beautifully written poem, Katha.
Loved “there’s always more to the story than what we’ve known.”
Thank you, Sandra!
Love the way you’ve framed this – and I sure dont want to have the regrets of what I “almost” did, but didn’t even try. Visiting from FMF#9
I’m glad, these moments definitely make the best stories!
what if indeed? What if we took a chance and something unexpectedly good happened? visiting from FM5
Yes! Thanks for the reminder!
Almost, real close to being there,
so very near to what I’d find,
but time passes, I’m aware
that almost’s leaving me behind
in the wreckage of the wake
left by others who press on
leaving me not bread, but cake
that I might now dine upon.
That’s all right, I wish them well,
but won’t follow their achievement,
and though I’m left in prison cell
I’m not victim of bereavement
because for no second could they
stand what I face every day.
I like the tension you open with your poem. Staying or leaving both have their bright and dark sides…
I enjoy your adventurous perspective! As someone who has not traveled much, it’s refreshing to read your thoughts. When we “step outside the familiar realm” with God, we can have both security and freedom. I’m glad you shared on FMF today.
Thank you for your comment. You can be adventurous without traveling, too!