Between the sun and moon

I was made the hero of my own story. 
So yes I sit in my glory. 

I wait for more to come. 
I know that this growth is not done but it’s on its way beating like a drum. 

I sit back and look at the sun. 
I find balance between the sun and the moon. 

I find peace in the life I will one day have to leave. 
So I roll up my sleeves. 

I sit and wonder if life will always be this hard 
So I let my puppy out to play in the yard. 

Sometimes the little things help me realize life   is a stepping stone. 
Sometimes a back lash sometimes it makes me wish for a clone. 

Just to have time. 
Just to have time to work a little harder. 
Live a little more. 
To see the trees and leaves and not feel so much pressure to the point it feels like I can’t breathe. 
To sit back and relax to finally just be me. 
I know that I am growing I can feel it it’s like a sixth sense. 

So I keep on going looking at the sun and the moon. 

Moving between the trees and the leaves and feeling the water just to find the balance like the tress, leaves, moon, sun, a running woman that needs a drink but keeps going on. I find balance in the things that are hard. I find balance like the man on a tightrope surely to fall but I won't and I don't. 
I just keep moving on.
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Agustin Avatar
September 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
Smith nee Howarth Avatar
September 8, 2026 at 4:21 AM
A heartfelt free-verse meditation on anxiety, growth, and persistence. The recurring sun-and-moon imagery gives the poem a calm, balancing structure, while everyday details—the puppy in the yard, the need for more time, the runner pressing on—make its emotional struggle feel immediate and human. The ending’s tightrope image leaves a strong impression of resilience: even amid pressure and uncertainty, the speaker keeps moving forward.
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