Involvement

Cry out dear soul,
The pain of growth is great.
Harken to the deeply stirring
Changes within you.
Grasp a strange new reality
That is becoming a part of you.

Others may accept
Some change of life,
But for you change is life.
Eternal process within and without.
Aching. Stretching. Gnawing. Pushing.

More and more
You involve yourself
In this growing process.

More and more
You find you have to do.
No end in sight,
Regardless of the realm,
No end in sight.

Where is the crux of this matter?
If change is an eternal process,
Can one change
Be more important
Than another or another?

Each change begets anew.
Each step prepares for the next.

Release yourself
From its pitiful involvement.
The pangs of growth,
Of changing life
Will resolve to an inner peace.

With your tumult gone
Finer things will soon attain.
This step prepares for the next.
Go on now,
But now, go on in peace.

January, 1981