Emerging Maturity

Alone.
Quietly wondering
but
Not too loudly.
Best to keep quiet
and alone.

Hurt.
Doesn't matter.
To whom?
To others.
But
to me it does.
Doesn't it?

Simple. Quiet.
Alone.
Serve.
Watching. Not hearing.
Seeing. Not understanding.
Confused.

Wanting to
Belong. Choosing to
Refrain.
Angry at the confusing conflict within.

Choices to foster
Relationships.
Joy. New depth.
Pain. Grief. Disappointment.
Reconciliation. Forgiveness.
Thanksgiving.

Emerging maturity.

July 2006 by Glen Alan Woods