“A Change of Seasons”

Overcoming Life’s Hurdles

I wanted nothing more than a change of seasons to bring a less painful life, so I wrote the season I prayed would come.

You crept upon us slow

The dangers you held below

And fear you would produce

There is no way we could have known

While others vacationed and rode boats

We were fighting from every front

But when asked we showed that “it’s all good” smile

Yet, inside we were barely living afloat

Summer was a time for love and adventure

Escapades and sweet surrender

Not doctors, fluids and pills

A lack of appetite, sleep and dizzy spills

But now a new season is coming

Our breath and strength restored

The horizon is clear and the sun is shining

For we victoriously ran at the roar

Battle wounds only remain

To remind us of the strength we gained

Mat carriers and an army of love

Are to be thanked for going far and above

God tests us to the brink

Knowing we will overcome

Oh the stories we shall tell

One day when this season is over and done

Original Poem by Jessica Flax