Once there was a night

Written a few hours after first light 8/8/07

Once there was a night
That night was filled with
anguish,
fear,
sorrrow,
and tears

It was also filled with
love,
words,
calmness,
and joy

It was a night of transformation
of facing truths and finding out that some were lies
of heartbeats
and moments
and time
and space

A night of prayers without answers
Of decisions that did not need making

A night of aloneness
and people
and books
and thoughts
It was sleepless and wild and full of possibilities

And in the morning it became a new beginning

I am not my limitations
I can see fear in a new light
I can look at my life in a new way

We can move forward together trusting that this hard work will bring us joy