Inspired by “How I would paint happiness” by Lisel Mueller,
and “I am out with lanterns, looking for myself” by Emily Dickenson,
and “The start of something” by Stuart Dybek
I was born in the middle of something,
Something that had been going on long before me.
I am assuming that whatever it is
will continue long after me.
I hope that I didn’t start this mess,
but maybe I can help to end it.
Perhaps it’s just a matter of a change in attitude,
a change in perspective.
Maybe, just maybe, I can be the difference
and be the beginning of something new,
something real and good.
But first, I must find myself,
lost in the darkness, I am,
but with you as my lantern,
perhaps I can find my way again.
That would make me happy,
like cherry blossoms in spring,
set loose by a sudden breeze,
each petal settling gently in
the palm of my hand.
And suddenly, there I was.
—Paul Causey
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