A Fore Gone Conclusion
to you
my life became a foregone conclusion
did you truly believe
that my failure was certain?
a pre-determined path I was meant to follow
Was I nothing more to you than a character
in a sad tale?
Did you truly know me?
that you could predict
what a challenged life
would mean for me
invisible
overlooked
and just as easily tossed away
You seemed to have won
as the light slowly darkened around me
I stumbled, I lost my way
my strength
to fight any longer
did I give up
or maybe
I was just given up on
when I lost my footing
and the limitations imposed
by this world thrust me to change
I heard you laugh
it was subtle, but the sound rang
with a relief of my failure
You thought I was deaf to your words
You thought that my diminishing sight
would blur me from seeing
just who you really were
you said I was damaged
cast me as a burden
It was then that you left me
alone
on my knees
on the ground
you never turned back
you seemed amused
to hear of the reports of my demise
as Twain said,
“They would
be greatly exaggerated”
although surely challenged
by those who were in love
with my relevance
but not with the fall
instead of your support
to hold up my strength
you denied me
and stretched my pain
across a circus stage
But I refuse
to be a footnote
I am the author
the one
who sets this pace
I am the protagonist
the hero
I am showered in divine grace
So think what you will
Just don’t try to judge
I have battled fierce demons
to get here
they now are on notice
to flee
at any mere sighting
of me
what you didn’t see
in my true depth
was resilience to rise
from any fire
and breakthrough any chains
my unshakable spirit
which you failed to see,
is unrelenting and alive,
and always determined to
flourish and survive
Copyright © Gabrielle Jordan | Year Posted 2023
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