Up-Rooted...

 

Lost...lost in the incredible complexity

    of life's endless maze

    of life's whirling, swirling dream.

Rooted- yet often up-rooted,

    my in-most depths laid bare

    for all to see...

when I would rather hide away

                              disappear into the thicket's camouflage

                              blend into the waiting, breathing world,

                              just one among the many hurting souls.

But no-

    I wear my heart upon my sleeve

              my wounds upon my brow

              my eyes dimmed with tears

              my body bent though still unbroken

    I struggle to make sense

                                of what seems senseless

                   to find answers to questions

                                both unexplainable and mysterious

                   to find joy even in the midst

                                of the inevitable heartache

                                of simply living

                                              day after day.