The Path of Least Resistance
The answer to all our woes
An energy pathway of resistance,
Fighting to gain traction,
A blockage backs up the emotional turmoil,
And the heart weeps.
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The thought patterns cycle endlessly,
Obsession welcomed unacceptably,
Stress levels rise until the dam bursts,
Catastrophic weakening on every level.
**
Acceptance is the key,
Don’t confuse this with approval,
As going with the flow does not make it okay,
But it does stop the fight.
**
The energetic circuit is once more restored,
The feelings trip and release,
Sit with it until it winds down,
You’ll eventually find peace.
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Tomorrow will be a clean up arrangement,
Of the mess thwarted on this day,
A heart will feel lighter,
And a life will ease while the issue gets lost upon the way.
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Colleen Millsteed
My first love is poetry — it’s like a desperate need to write, to free up space in my mind, to escape the constant noise in my head. Most of the time the poems write themselves — I’m just the conduit holding the metaphorical pen.
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Comments (3)
Incredibly gracious & wise.
Well-written
I hope you don't mind me asking but in what way could acceptance be confused with approval? Loved your poem my friend!