“2007”

Stricken with the pains of love,
catapulted into a crisis of faith
and identity
I knew not who I was
or that what I believed
was real

Then I met Greg
who literarily saved my life

Shortly thereafter.

My beloved feline friend of 16 years
died

As did my job of 9
and a relationship with the
only father figure I knew
.until then

.a move to a new state
.loss of a car I owned
& loved

My brother committed suicide
WHY?

Loss of relationship with sister

...

New life begins

As they say,
"When one door closes,
Another always opens"

Love lost = love found
Beloved pet lost = beloved pet found
Adored job lost = new job found
Hated city of living lost = new city, always wanted,
Found

Relationship with father figure lost =
New relationship with real father found!

I found myself standing before
a chasm at the end of a rough year

Wondering.

Do I jump in & disappear?
Or do I jump across,
Succeeding in defeating
my circumstances?

Well, here I am at the start
Of a new year

So I guess I chose to jump across.

~*~
01/2008

Copyright © 2008 Brenda Barnhart. All Rights Reserved.

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“I found myself standing before
a chasm at the end of a rough year

Wondering.

Do I jump in & disappear?
Or do I jump across,
Succeeding in defeating
my circumstances?”

Brenda Barnhart