each entrance
has an exit
which leads to
a new path
i stand between
the past and the future
absorbing all i’ve found
each lesson i’ve learned
from every bridge i’ve built
and every bridge
i’ve burned
i’ve walked thru
the storm
i’m reborn
taken on a new form
right now i’m at a
standstill
but i’ve found the will
& i got the skill
to create what i feel
thru a rhyme
that helps to pass
the silence of
the alone time
in the past
i’ve fallen
time & time again
between the cracks
but a new direction
has taught me
to focus
& get back on track
with dirt on my
shoulders
& an itch to proceed
i wipe the slate clean
& follow a light of
guidance
that allows me to succeed
& this is life
we all have needs
we all must bleed
we all have something
in which we believe
we were all born with
something to achieve
so whatever you have to offer
be it a low sound, be it a scream
let it ring
©2006 josephine b. ciliento