The striations pound through the blood in her veins,
As she bathes in the sun and cleans up her attitude,
Affection is a necessity of human nature,
Without which she becomes grumpy and rude.
**
She wanders the morning hours anxiously anticipating,
Especially now the weekend is knocking on her front door,
Gale force excitement of musical dance and song,
Treks the valley of Saturday night, begging for more.
**
A peaceful hike through the forest to bequeath her equilibrium,
As the vibrations of her feet rock the underworld,
Birds chitter and chirp from the highest treetops,
Encouraging her to face her fears and be the bravest girl.
**
Fingers of stress run down her spine,
When she questions the decision, not sure it’s right!
She tallies up the pros and cons, doing the maths,
Stamping her feet and edging up to the fight.
**
Wind whispers her strength into sounds her ears beg for,
Growing her mental muscle into a force of contention,
Her thoughts speed in a race of tortured acumen,
Some worth pondering but others not worth a mention.
**
She’ll move forward into the unknown with fear riding her hard,
Sometimes she wonders if this dread isn’t really her best friend,
It’s her get up and go, her bone of mighty stamina,
So maybe, just maybe, she doesn’t need it to end.
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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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Oh, I * adore * this, Colleen! Beautifully done. You captured this feeling so perfectly.
Feel the fear and do it anyway! Your motto shines through this poem! I loved it!
What is it, five more weeks to find your vehicle? Not too many months before fall & the adventure begins.
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Beautiful piece. She can do it.
Some really good combinations of words here. "Gale force excitement." "Chitter and chirp." Lends excellently to reading aloud. Brilliant work!
Super inspirational!!! Fabulously written!!! Love it!!!💕❤️❤️