The Surrender

My anger raged

and brought the flood

And yet, you said be still.

I took the dive,

brought up the muck

You knew, but said forgive.

Forgive today

forgive tomorrow,

Until that’s all there is.

Resist the stream

of bitter waters

that eat a sinking ship.

You pushed me onward

and much too upward

since that’s how far I’d fallen.

I howled alone

my bellows rumbled

my heart’s volcano erupted

I cursed and begged

cursed and begged

as agony held on tight

gripping my soul

like tiny talons

walking out on a limb

taking the leap to let it all go

and making the choice to fly