Higher Grounds

unsure if i could bear
the fullness of my Becoming

through my unrelenting willingness
to fit in
i relinquished my right
to greatness

mediocrity
once a safety net
now a noose

insecurity
once my means of relating
now a false truth

at a young age
i sensed
the raw untapped power
of a world on the edge of oblivion

dive in
i said

what have you got to lose

yet the farther i swam from the shore
the more people i noticed
still standing on the beach

i splashed in the water
showed them how good it felt
to float

and still no one came

for a short while
(maybe only a lifetime or two)
i sat and waited

but the tsunami is coming

i feel it
in my bones

and it's now time for me
to keep swimming

it's time for me to reach for
Higher Grounds