I let go

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Allison Grayhurst

I let go

of my will, fantasies

of perfection that make

life my enemy. I let go of things

already lost, of water flooding my ship and

of the dead dolphin floating by.

I let go again of my desire

for unauthorized miracles

and accept the gifts I have been given

as a light over the ocean, guiding me,

marking me a ‘someone’ to find.

I let go of old photos and unclear stations

on the radio. I let go and embrace what

is living, knowing this is just fine,

knowing I am always held close

in God’s engaging arms, knowing

I must let go

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First published in “GloMag” July 2017

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Published in “AWS Publishing” July 2017

http://awspublishing.com/poetry/407/i-let-go/

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