The replanting of my youthful roots in grounds I did not know
Prepared me for the ever changes of life.
Born in the light of the familiar —
Raised in the sun of my family’s love.
The family changes.
It is moved in spirit and body to a faraway place of similar yet different light.
The shadows are different, longer, darker.
Adaptation becomes normality.
Turn into expectation.
A developed intuition of adventure.
No turning back.
No looking back.
All or nothing.
Do or die.
Always staring down the challenges of change without hesitation.
I except this gift of self-discovery.
I embrace it.
I know my roots will grow where I am planted. | MS