It takes time to figure out
my place
in the grand order of things
a whole
lifetime
Unsettling
to not know
to remain there a little
discomfort on my chest and in
my legs
spinning like the globe itself
slow and fast simultaneously
I can’t miss a turn
will there come another?
Bowing deep as waters calm
and crystals form
in the otherwise troubling water
Not forgetting this time
the parcels I was given
Confetti and tears
I stand tall
with history in my back
and the future
before me
I rise
I fall
I rise again
everything is already happening
~ Barbara Piper