Acceptance
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Acceptance
I was taken from disturbed darkness
Out into the frantic light of life,
Taken from the safety of the womb
And an often dark and jarring strife.
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The humble journey I began came
with incipient turmoil and doubt,
subtle remorse and terrible guilt
That, with me, I carried about.
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With youth behind I wore my badges
Of courage, deceit, and self-doubt.
Tasting the beguiling fruits of Eden
And sipping from the Bacchus spout.
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My Odyssey was not without the
Pain of guilt and sincere remorse.
Oh, no! My mind’s black closet
Choked and stifled me in due course.
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Then came a forgotten Deity Who
Brought me to my misguided sense,
Gave me another chance at Faith,
And bade new Love to commence.
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So, here, in the quietness of this
Meadow green, I vow to schemes
Of Worship those worthy paeans
Of Soul on these acres of dreams.
©Billy Ray Chitwood – April 18, 2017
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