Turbulence

So I want to tell you about this

This catching of my heel up

in the turbulence

The drag I felt

The downward pull so strong, so fierce

I thought it would engulf me

I want to tell you because then

I saw your face

I thought of how you’ve spoken

of waking to a sense of dread

I thought then

that I maybe understood

And when I took myself in hand

Began the fight

I felt you there

For you have fought for this before

So as I fought

I fought for you as well:

No, I won’t be taken in

I won’t succumb

I won’t allow the dread to win

in me or anyone

I’ll stand for me, I’ll stand for us

and when I overcome

I’ll bring the sweetness back for us to share.

©Wendy Mulhern

November 13, 2012