Grind Down Fine
author's note:
He's so fine
Do-lang do-lang do-lang
-- "He's So Fine", lyric by Ronald Mack
GRIND DOWN FINE
Now I can accept
the feeling of being lost
as I walk this land--
now I can accept
the feeling
of shouldering a burden
because I have accepted
these beliefs:
my steps, though confused, have a purpose--
a hidden path, a plan:
just look how strong I've grown
with the weight of this unseen stone
on my back--
a stone incessantly turning.
Yeah
the stone grinds me down
as it turns
but as I lose
so much of what I was
the finer me
I'm meant to be
is slowly unveiled
plus I leave a trail--
imagine a trail of corn meal
others may feed upon
and follow
if they feel lost
if they need sustenance
if they struggle
to accept this path
--this burden:
they can feed on me
just as I've fed on many
who've gone before me
they can feed on us
just as those who follow them
will feed on them--
yes
like you, like me
they will leave
a trail of corn meal
as they find their way--
as they
grind down fine.
© 2017, Michael R. Patton
Searching for My Best Beliefs: a poetry book
Labels: acceptance, belief, change, growth, guidance, meaning, new age, path, poetry, purpose, spirituality, spoken word, strength, transformation
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