[I], Who Expects Too Much

Rick Windson

Pantai Indah Kapuk, North Jakarta. Picture by M.S.

What is this tightening of my shoulders?
Have the doors of worldly heaven close shut?
Has God left me to the dogs?
My back aches under as my shoulders couple to keep my body whole.
No, this is not God.
This is I.
I who expected much of myself and carry a burden none can rid...

Rick W. Feb 2024