I Surrender
To the Pause
White flag.
Gripped tightly in my hand.
I surrender
to what?
I wish I knew.
******
The visions
I want to see
come to my life,
seem to be on hold.
Why the pause?
******
I rest
when I need to.
Work when I
am inspired or need
Yet, the pause,
feels awful
******
The Creator's
will be done.
I surrender.
I surrender to
faith that all
will be well.
******
After the pause.....
I will surrender
and rest in peace
Knowing that
all will be well
******
I am clueless
to the intentions
the Creator
has set for me.
for now,
I surrender to
Resting in peace.
About the Creator
Sheila L. Chingwa
Welcome to my world.
Welcome to my thoughts.
I am proud to be a Native American Elder born and raised in Northern Michigan. Thanks to my hard work I have a B.A. in Education and a Masters in Administration and Supervision in Education.
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Congratulations well done
Love it
No wonder this was a top story. Love it
Awesome ✨📝😉and Congratulations on your Top Story❤️🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
So beautiful & relatable ❤️
Beautiful and relatable.
I too have questioned the pause for a while now and I'm just learning to surrender. Sometimes I feel like I know exactly what I want to do but then the realities throw up obstacles that encourages the pause. So naturally I'm caught playing catch up, trying desperately to achieve the dreams that vividly continues to plague me with a clarity of purpose. I love your poem, it spoke my true feeling.
Overwhelmed by your emotive words of humility, yet, “I am clueless… for now” illustrate a deep trust and faith that encourages me. Thank you for sharing and congratulations. 🥇
Superb work. This flowed so well. Congrats on Top Story.
Congratulations on getting top story
Insightful - good read - thank you
Surrender to all uncertainties, and perhaps one day, you may find the peace that you so long for. Congratulations on the TS - it's a marvellous piece of work.🖤
Absolutely deep! Congrats on Top Story!!
To surrender is not the same as giving up. You have touched on something beautiful here and I thank you for it!
Superb!!! Congratulations on Top Story!!!
This is poetic magic! Just stunning! Actually speechless for once! congrats on a sublime Top Story!
Thank you everyone! Feels so good after all this time.
Super work! Missed you on here! Praying that everything works out the way you want it.🙏🏾
fantastic writing! I enjoyed it immensely..Congratulations on the Top Story
Congratulations on the Top Story Pausing and waiting are certainly not easy! ❤️
Congrats on your TS! I like the idea of surrender, rest, not knowing, and being open for whatever may come!
So unique! I love the concept of surrendering to something unknown, and letting your faith hold you there, as you wonder what the purpose of the surrendered space is... I have a hard time accepting times of slowness or pause, where the path forward seems shielded. What a great pick for Top Story. Congratulations!
congratulations on your Top Story!
Wonderful and relatable. It's fascinating how you've been able to employ a melancholic, yet hopeful tone for this poem. Congrats on a well-deserved TS.
Marvelous, Well deserving of the Top Story!