LETTING GO

sometimes it isn't easy

letting go of those things

that have somehow become that

part of ourselves that makes us

who we think we are

and so...we find ourselves

hanging onto these things

that we think

are holding us together

only to find that these chains, these ropes,

these threads, have somehow become knotted and twisted

and perhaps bigger than we ever imagined they would.

they are not easy to let go of, either

they tug and pull at those

parts of ourselves that they are connected to and we somehow

think we need this connection. and we might not even have

any idea

how to begin the unravelling, or where they leave off

and where we begin

or where we were or who we were before everything

got so tangled up

and we became so attached

maybe we're just afraid to let go because

it's holding us in place

so think about it...maybe what you're holding onto is

keeping you from where you could be

and no, you can't really hold on and let go at the same time

I know, I've tried.

and I'd rather be able to fly.