Slotting Fear as Part and Parcel of my Life

Somewhere along her life-path 

She dug her heels with inner purpose 

To not be enslaved by fear 

As this was not living at all. 

She rejected leaving a legacy 

Of being trapped by fear and dread…

Of maybes, regrets, and failure

Skulking, always afraid

Of the unknown and unfamiliar.

So she instead chose 

life and its big surprises

it is beautiful and terrifying   

even the things   

that felt unsavoury.

She whispered often

to the wind 

sharing her secrets…

The things she encountered, 

dreamt, felt and did 

- the joys, pains 

and everything in between.

But why the wind, you ask…?

You see this wind 

Is the same air 

From which we all draw life

Breathing in and out

 Giving and taking our life's essence.

 … She knew the breeze would know what to do 

as it has blown since ages of time.

It would give meaning

And value to our 

otherwise ordinary lives…

Some say it is here 

where timeless wisdom is brewed 

Readying it as an inheritance 

for those who are yet to come….