The Imposter

Once upon a time

It was whispered

In the darkness

Oh, lord, let thy will be done

I give my life to your service

And a very little girl,

She found herself on life’s big stage

Weary and unprepared

Making big changes

Letting people tromp across her bridge

Between the traditional, well-known, well-worn

Broken and rutted road

And the new path to justice

To light the way

Soothe their fears

Bring order to chaos

Make space for everyone

Show each their purpose

To serve

To soar

To uplift others

No time to think

No time to eat

No time to sleep

No time

No time

Running out of time

Just breathe and follow your instincts

Just breathe and trust your intuition

Just breathe and do your best

Just breathe

Just breathe

Just. Keep.. Breathing…

Standing alone in the spotlight

Panting

Out of breathe

Vulnerable

She fell to her knees

Her flaws on full display

Her hardest lesson laid bare

For all the world to see

A very small girl

From a very small place

Torn asunder from all she held dear

Had to face her biggest fear

She wasn’t enough.

She wasn’t pure enough.

She wasn’t strong enough.

She wasn’t smart enough.

She wasn’t kind enough.

She wasn’t caring enough.

She wasn’t big enough.

She wasn’t worthy enough.

She wasn’t enough.

And the people…

They whispered

They jeered

They judged

They cheered

They blamed

They gossiped

They wept

They screamed

Their pain tore her heart wide open.

Up on that stage, in that spotlight

Bleeding for all to see.

And she kept breathing,

And feeling

And our pain merged

And our tears blended

And our screams harmonized

And we were ONE

And God entered into that space

That ONENESS

Created from our collective humanity

And whispered,

You will never be enough…

Because you were never meant to stand alone.

Then with everyone still watching

Judging

Questioning

Wondering

That very little girl

Took a deep breathe

Held her heart in her hands

Threw herself off that big stage

And whispered to the people

I belong to you.