'The Inevitability of Change'

Did I see the challenges,

The cast of characters

The inspiration,

To light that flame

Did I sift the sands that ran,

Like liquid pain through my heart

The gulfs that opened,

To swallow my soul

Did I retreat and surrender,

To the trials and tribulations

Or pound that fear,

Into the fight for life

Did I climb that staircase,

To open the door

Invite the storm,

To tear down my resistance

Did I adjust to compromise,

Or fight those waves that met

The best part of me,

That swam against the tide

Rather I became,

The inevitability of change

That knows the difference,

Between the impostor and the flame

©Mary Cecil