Gentle On My Mind
First True Love

So afraid the cake will be broken, and I’ll never find that recipe again. So much to give, ever so long held back, and even more to be received. Worry, WORRY, WORRY, WORRY, WORRY. Holding on so very tight- the quickest and surest way to lose that which is grasped. Let be, stop it already! To trust, to love, to continually set free are the only means to preserve those dear to us. Senseless struggle, the most to be given is one’s self, so why always get in one’s own way? Perhaps because of the unspoken fear, it may not be enough. Letting yourself go is so very hard, it is so much easier to move on from relationships.
Did I say the right words in the right way, at the right time, for the right motive? I wonder what she really meant by that. You don’t suppose it was just what she said, and nothing more? No, foolish boy, couldn’t be, that would be too strange.
Wait a minute, listen to yourself. Oh no, it can’t be. I’m too intense, too insecure, too nervous, too disciplined. My god, it’s true. I’m happy. No wonder my world has seemed so different. What a shock to my poor old system. Love, I was afraid of, but I was valiantly willing to make the best of it. And so happiness snuck in unforeseen. “Happiness”, so worried that I will get used to it, for then if it goes away, where will I be? There you go again, silly. Don’t question it, rationalize it, turn it inside out, upside down, ENJOY. It won’t kill you.
Like a reed bending in a spring breeze, soft to the eyes, yet strong because of its deep roots. A smile that awakens and soothes at the same time. Eyes that are mirrors of light and life. Differences that lead to sharing, not separation.
Walking with timid steps into a world that has not always been kind, yet with a pride, yes almost a defiance at times. Falling snowflakes and a blazing fire, this is not one to go gently into the night. Restless, often lonely, but determined to share and give from strength not weakness, to retain freedom at all costs. You are not content to be like everyone else, to do what everyone else does, but always demanding more of yourself . Warrior queen and farmer’s daughter, loving priestess and independent person, and so much more, will I ever be worthy of her?