I wrote a little poem for you.
The Birth of Your Story
Avid readerbook loverwriter at hearthad your familyor let that ship pass bycalled ‘smart’ from the startrescued and raised othersdone your dutyleft when you needed tostayed too longin ‘maybe’ and ‘someday.’One breast lessthree kids gonehubby at the footywith his new wifeor tombstoned too soon.Hubby? You always did prefer girls– not in that way, but mind you…Said enough goodbyesto a uterusa pregnancya mother(don’t get you started onfriends losing fights to this and that).A woman of lettersyou always loved wordssomething there, you thoughtbut there was no rent in writingand what would you write about?– such an unremarkable life of sacrifice –and who would care?Read some good books latelywanted to travelthought you would somedaydreamed of morebut not ‘stuff‘ – you’re done with all that.Pants getting tighter– that’s what happens over forty –your heart’s feeling lighteryou linger a little longerin ‘maybe it’s not too late.’You put on what you’ve put offspend what you’ve been savingfor that rainy daybecauseit’s timeand you canand the wait forwhatever it was you were hoping foris done.
There are only so many days left of this life. Only so many hours. If this poem was written for you, you know what you have to do. I am standing by to help you do it.
Author, writing mentor, retreat leader. I’m an internationally bestselling author of nine books, inspirational speaker and writing mentor. I’ve had books published in just about every genre- fiction, non-fiction, self-help, memoir – by some of the top publishing houses in the world. My books have sold over 650 000 copies and have been translated in a range of languages. Two of my books have been #1 Amazon bestsellers, and at one point the German edition of Secret Mothers’ Business outsold Harry Potter- crazy, right?
Categories: Inspiration, Poems
