As I stumble along the rocky road I feel hesitant.
When pilgrims passed this way long ago, did they feel hesitant?
My unquiet mind overflows with doubts and tortuous questions.
My earnest goal of transformation eschews self-indulgent hesitance.
Unrelenting fear of inadequacy is like a hungry ghost wandering,
always wandering, doomed to walk to the threshold blocked by hesitance.
A myopic mind constricts one's broader horizons,
obliterating others' needs and tolerance for their hesitance.
Inclusion and genuine acceptance of another's unvarnished self
is the first and greatest step toward a transformed life without hesitance.
Take one step, one step at a time, Clare, ahead not sideways.
The path is never straight, but staying the course transcends hesitance.
About Me
- Clare Gnecco, PhD
- Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
- I began writing poetry recently after the darkest period in my life. I retired as a statistician in the federal government five years ago because of a chronic progressive autoimmune disease. About a year ago, a major flare threw me into a physical and psychic downward spiral which I didn't think I would survive. I finally obtained relief through medical and psychotherapy. But my true path to wholeness began with deep soul work. I now bow down in gratitude for my illness. It has become my greatest teacher. My poetry is a reflection of that truth. My greatest hope is that others will find true wholeness also. And, if these small poems provide a gateway, I will be twice blessed.
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