November 22, 2017
It takes courage
To walk
In the opposite direction
That everyone else
Seems to be walking
It takes bravery
To ignore
All the signs that say:
DO NOT ENTER!
WRONG WAY!
GO BACK!
NO U-TURNS!
DANGER!
NO TRESPASSING!
But somehow
After facing
The terror
The grief
The pain
The fear
And voices
Of correction
And doubt
I find myself
Not lost
As I imagined
Not alone
As I believed
Or wrong
As I was told
But Safe
Home
Free.