Hiding in Plain Sight

They say when you stop looking

then it finds you, is it true?

Is it just around the corner,

down the road, up the street?

And if we stumble on it, 

would we find a connection,

a vague recognition, some instant attraction?

Do we ever truly decide our own fate?

Is it even a choice that we ourselves make?

 

Between the rivers we have crossed

and all the mountains we have climbed,

all the dark days we have borne;

the broken hearts tossed to the wind–

could we ever start again?

We share our stories to escape,

cast out lines, then postulate,

and many times, extrapolate...

All we are may be ingrained,

yet somewhere deep, hope still remains.

 

© Ginny Brannan 2023