Storm Warning...

The paths i have taken
have not always seemed by choice
sound of distant thunder,
hear that familiar little voice
telling you to keep going
despite tornados that are blowing
find a place to hunker down
until the storm passes

Wind of Change only rearrange
leaving old memories behind
while new ones come in exchange...
Can you bear the strain
of being pulled this way and that
deciding where you're at
from the view on the teeter-totter
Perhaps you wonder, "why bother,
will it get you any further?"
to which i say,
it is not in the knowing
it is in the desire, the growing...
                 05-10-10