Not all is Black or White

I published this one a while back, but it has come around again in my heart. Indecision is a place of such anxiety, especially in a world of right/wrong, black/white, do/don't. One million opinions and still no clarity about the next steps. I am speaking to myself when I say, "It is totally ok not to know which way to turn. Be still, absorb the uncomfortable sensation of being, without doing. Control is an illusion. Controlling others, a fast track to misery.

When 

your heart is breaking

When 

you don’t know 

which way to go,

despite

all the love you have. 

When 

your heart fills with

rage at all the rules, 

all the 

do’s and don’ts, 

made up

by someone, somewhere.

When 

you can only weep, 

trapped by

the black and white

of this angry 

mixed-up world.

When 

you know there has to be a better way 

Then

 stand boldly, 

declare the wrongness of 

a world devoid of the in-between. 

fight back,

create a picture of

what could be: 

peace 

partnership 

forgiveness

compromise

  new love

Then,

though you don’t know it,

your courage

creates swirls

of soft grey 

 inviting another

to travel their own path 

with 

confidence 

joy 

and much needed grace