What if

What if I let this be

If I let my defenses drop

If I allowed the uprush of chaos

That is

Only life?

What if I knew

Who I really am

Cannot be destroyed by you

By what you say about me

By what I ‘feel’ about you

What if

As the angels remind me

There are no mistakes

On this meandering path we take

Only choices

Made

That lead us down certain roads

While closing off others

Can I blame myself

Or anyone else for all of this

Is life just not a mystery?

How is it that I reduce it

By trying to ‘stay safe’

And ‘figure it all out’

Can I instead

Choose to trust

To drop defences

To understand how protections

So often, in trying to keep me

‘Safe’ only limit me

Could I possibly be

That brave?