For so long
I left to
Leave leave things
And people behind
Pain and problems
Unable to bury
Burn or ignore
I turned away
Running somewhere else
I found a
Wayside a respite
A place to
Mend and recover
Now strong again
And happy still
I’ve realized that
This isn’t home
But a refuge
Now absent of
Blunder denial or
Mistakes I set
My eye on
Somewhere new somewhere
That calls me
Calls me home
I know now
That my time
In Charlotte is
But a resting
Place soon my
Wings will carry
Me to my
Spiritual place somewhere
In the high
Deserts of New
Mexico where I
Will finally roost
And make peace
With my Gods
Just when the
Darkness is deepest
The tiny firefly
Glows
Showing me the
Way to somewhere
Darkness creeps like
Nocturnal animals out
For the hunt
While despair grips
And squeezes out
Hope making the
Heart dusty dry
The one meaningless
Light blinking here
Come here here
And once again
Your life starts
Again not over
But freshly new
Oh
Oh I’m so
So so so
Tired of saying
Goodbye
I’m like a
Child that’s lost
A dog or
A teenager that’s
Been dumped by
A varsity quarterback
I’ve closed like
A woman’s compact
For the last
Time
Oh
Oh I’m so
Ready so
So so so
Ready for that
Sweetly delicious hello
Hello
Is anyone there
If there’s one
Thing that we
All strive for
From toddler to
Old age is
Independence from tyranny
And oppressive acts
I have gained
My independence many
Times but most
Importantly me choosing
Who I will
Love and how
I will love
Them forever more
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 