Ownership

Say it.

Say it out loud.

It doesn't have to be
Voluminous and vociferous,

But put it out there nonetheless.

Say it. 

You've been hiding.

It's ok.

You needed protection.

But that bandage isn't helping anymore

And the old wound is festering.

Air it out.

Let the light in.

Shake out the dust;

Get rid of the mould. 

It's time to move forward.

Time to grow.

It's painful.

And uncomfortable

But that's how it goes.

It is necessary and needful

And it will heal you.

So go ahead and say it.
Say it out loud.

Take the power back;

It's your time now.

Welcome Destruction

You saw them coming

I didn't.

The doubts

Like rain clouds in the distance.

You took precautions

I couldn't.

I never felt the danger.

I never heard it

The sudden intake of breath

That speaks of dread

Of tenseness.

Thinking back now,

How could I have missed it?

All that agst and the restlessness?

The downpour was sudden

Fierce and relentless.

The wind launched its assault

Determined and tireless

While my house shook and rattled

Defenseless.

I crouched and I cowered.

My voice died as I hollared.

But safe in your bunker

You couldn't be bothered.

I came through the waters

And the treacherous eye.

Shaken and weak

And somehow alive.

You saw them coming.

I never did.

The stormclouds in the distance

That washed our world clean.

Now as I stand here,

They recede.

Now I stand here

Watching you leave.

Now I remain

Alone to grieve.

Now as I settle in

And start to rebuild

It's odd that instead of sadness,

What I find is relief.  

Catch-32

The blank page:
Fear of beginnings,
Fear of the unknown.
The last full-stop:
Fear of endings,
Fear of growing old.