(In and Out, © Jill Arent, 2009)
Who Am I?
Just in the nick of time,
I figured out that who I am does
not have to be who I was.
Looking backward, I was trapped in
selves that no longer
fit.
Looking forward I am completely free,
which is a trap all
its own.
Everything is possible – or is it?
In any given moment,
Someone, somewhere is stuck
between a rock and a hard place
–
A sword and a stone.
When you don’t know
what you are looking for,
Rarely will you find it.
I see that now, and realize
There is no need to fear freedom or
worry about what I will find if I look.
Everything has a time, a place,
a reality of its own –
Reaching for it can only help.
Jill Elizabeth Arent Franclemont, a former corporate attorney and government relations and health policy executive, walked away (well, skipped actually) from the big-city worlds of corporate and political America and headed for a more literary life (equally challenging, but infinitely more enjoyable). Visit Jill at All Things Jill-Elizabeth and leave a comment about her poem below.
