Lost
Today’s Focail do a Chara

I looked around,
panic tightening in my throat as I realized
I had lost my way,
without language, map, or guide,
in unfamiliar terrain,
threatening and menacing.
Right, left, forward, back, here, there,
too many choices coming at me
and I couldn’t see past
the tear welling up behind my eyes.
My confidence was shaken
and my way out was hidden from view
by the overgrowth of possibility.
Breathe deeply. And again. Again.
This is just a change of scenery.
You are constrained by freedom,
repressed by an overabundance of options.
This vertigo is from the expansive air
you are breathing.
Observation and insight pave the path
but step slowly and ask for help
or you will miss the signposts.
Savor the adventure;
you are right where you are supposed to be.
© Christine Salkin Davis, 2017
Originally published at christinesdavisphd.blogspot.com on July 23, 2017.

