George Yiorgos Stathakis Poet Free verse

Grace

In a state of confusion…little patience…without clarity
Empty of tranquility.
There I was…
But there I did not seek to be.
The guided path now lost within my world.

I was perplexed…bewildered…defeated.
Where was that amity of body, mind, and spirit?
Where was the needed breath of life
to infuse wholeness into my existence?

I sat alone.
In silence…
I waited.
Consumed by my condition.
Unable to call upon decipherability
so as to understand the complexity of my despair
and find solutions for my state.

So I surrendered
to the abyss of the unknown.

And then I felt it
the emergence of the unexplained
slowly…gently…mysteriously….
taking hold of my being
and soothing my sheared and shattered soul.



(April 2021)

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L. J. Carber January 7, 2022 at 1:56 PM I can relate George, as for 50 years I've known that I'm here by God's grace alone--since as a young man I did my damnest to destroy myself---you might say body, mind, and soul.... George Yiorgos Stathakis January 11, 2022 at 6:05 PM Thank you L.J. I guess the important thing is where one is now, and not necessarily where one was. Take care my friend.

John Hamilton April 27, 2021 at 9:10 AM Thanks for your nice write George, congrats on placing in my contest! George Yiorgos Stathakis April 27, 2021 at 12:09 PM Thank you John. Take care.

Virginia Gelok April 6, 2021 at 11:34 AM Very good, I am just learning to use great words...you already do , great read. George Yiorgos Stathakis April 6, 2021 at 5:16 PM Thank you Virginia. I feel I still have much to learn regarding poetry.

Caren Krutsinger April 5, 2021 at 10:58 PM Grace arrived in the nick of time! "I was perplexed…bewildered…defeated. " Wow! Great pen! George Yiorgos Stathakis April 6, 2021 at 5:17 PM Thank you for your kind words Caren.