helped to facilitate, or mitigate, but only there to

tolerate. Answers came, unsettlingly. So much to doubt,

so much to ask, so little news was comforting. So little

offered hope, it sifted though my hands like holding

sand.  Could the unconquerable ever be conquered when

all around me resounded clearly “no.” Could I ever stand

when all that I could ever understand was shaken beyond

repair? Did anyone really care? And, there, right there,

was where the answer lay.  When I looked inside myself,

I was only looking at myself, and was oblivious to the

whole of me that makes my life complete. It is those

around me who always surround me with lasting love

divine. Their sacrifices over time belittle soundly the

grievances of mine, and jolted me to come face to face

with exactly who I am and what priorities have I defined .

Bound in pure determination, tempered with anticipation,

a certain level of acceptance has now been found.  Knowing

that I’m not alone has brought me light.