In Order to Change

gray0328

 

I open the blinds to a  

room doused in yesterday's shadows.  

The coffee, bitter, as unfinished  

as the thoughts I carried here.  

 

Outside, a dog barks twice, quick,  

something urgent in its lungs.  

I’ve heard that movement, a simple  

act, can tilt the day on its axis.  

 

So I lace my sneakers tight,  

step into the wind's sly grin.  

Each footfall a small rebellion,  

the sky pressing blue above me.  

 

The trees nod approval, swaying  

like old friends sharing a joke.  

With every block, my mind unclenches,  

and the guilt, for once, stays home.

  • Author: gray0328 (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 28th, 2025 01:00
  • Comment from author about the poem: Today is my 68th Birthday and also 5yrs Sober. Two Birthdays both hard earned by God's Grace
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  • sorenbarrett

    I love the line (room doused in yesterday's shadows) a poem of gathering strength and the leaving behind those shadows of yesterday. A wonderful write.

    • gray0328

      Thanks Soren I'm extremely grateful

    • Tony36

      BRAVO

      • gray0328

        Thanks Tony

        • Tony36

          You're welcome

        • arqios

          Happy birthday Gray, keep fighting the good fight, keep running your race🙏🏻🕊

          • gray0328

            thank you one day at a time



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