A New Glow
The day my life changed came in the summer of'93,
and henceforth, I was never to be the same.
Before then, you could always find me in the fast lane.
Not just an epiphany, but fresh light for my destiny.
My entire life's course was rearranged.
Notwithstanding, there was some pain.
But this I have learned; no pain, no gain.
The career for which I had been trained
started to get stormy, bringing hale and rain;
so stormy that I switched both tracks and trains.
It was then I realized the weight of those heavy chains.
I remember the day my life changed from 'Yes' to 'No'.
Absolutely no one knew better than me that a change was due.
I'm not saying that my life involved 20 years of crawling without a clue.
Insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting something new. Never being diagnosed for insanity, but I needed something fresh as the
morning dew. So I looked my career straight in the eyes, standing toe to toe.
It never felt so good to change course from the normal flow.
It was not a rebellious 'no', but one that helped me to grow.
Since then, not all agree, but I have walked with a brand new glow.
032820PoSpCtest, The Day My Life Went Whacko, Caren Krutsinger. 3P
Copyright © Curtis Johnson | Year Posted 2020
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