Day #13 - If I Were Not Afraid

The impetus for this was a line out of Sheryl Sandberg's book - Lean In - what would you do if you were not afraid?

What would I do if I were not afraid -

I would have run away as a teenager and made my own way

I would have gone to visit my dying daddy anyway

I would have joined the man who loved me since I was fourteen in Germany

I would tell myself that what I want DOES matter

I would follow my gut and my heart no matter what

I would not worry about the cost

I would simply not let anything be lost

But wait, life is not over

Life is not done

I can follow my gut

I can follow my heart

I can follow my dreams

And I am no longer afraid!

Day #2 - Suitcase Dreams

Suitcase Dreams

The great roots of night grow
suitcase dreams of easy choices
hopping freight trains
riding off into the great unknown
to a better
or at least different
life.

There are no easy choices
however
and come morning
the suitcase is unpacked once again
and put back in the closet
as the lonely train whistle
blows in the distance