If I am faithful
I will not entertain
thoughts of bleakness  –
I will refuse to let them
slouch their way into my view
with their little excuses
and offhand insinuations that
what they are asserting
is all I should expect,
all that I deserve

I can be faithful
even if I haven’t yet seen
the way all these gifts
come together, the way
everything is provided for each
child of the light, including
their opportunity to really shine,
including their shining
lighting the path for others,
including how they make the vision
be fully seen.

©Wendy Mulhern
February 28, 2021