Poem: A truth the mind had long forgot

Vince Schubert

A painful trigger awakened an old fear, but in turning inward with presence, the storm dissolved into stillness, and I found freedom within the activation.

Confiding in an old friend
I hurled my words awkwardly like painful sparks,
A blaze fueled by a familiar melody.
"You’re acting like a child," she said—
And just like that, the past was fed.

Poem: A truth the mind had long forgot

My stomach clenched, a fist of fear,
The ache of please don’t disappear.
A child’s voice, long buried deep,
Woke trembling from its restless sleep.

The storm surged fast, a rising tide,
But then—I stepped outside.
The wind was there before my thought,
A truth the mind had long forgot.

It touched my face, my hair, my skin,
And whispered softly, “Look within.”
The ache remained, but I was near,
Enough to feel, enough to hear.

"Help me," cried the voice below,
"I’m scared of being left alone."
But now I did not turn or flee,
I met the cry and let it be.

A breath, a pause, a hand to chest,
"I’m here," I said, "you can rest."
The body wept, the story fell—
A wave broke free from its old shell.

And all around, the world just spun,
The trees, the birds, the busy sun.
What once had seemed a brutal blow
Now shimmered soft, and let me go.

I saw how small the moment was—
A single leaf, a quiet pause.
No more grabbing, no disguise—
Just wind and warmth and open skies.
END

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