Standing on Two Feet: One Shaky Step at a Time
Heather has a Bachelor's Degree in English from Moravian College and has been freelance writing for more than 12 years.
Under the elusive notion that time helped to heal all
Wounds from the outside as well as the inside
What a concept when you wished time went faster
Some people can get hurt and literally walk away
With only a scratch and a smile on them
Others appeared to have gone to war three times over
Seemed unfair that some guys just had all the luck
Something that Rod Stewart once sang about
His character in the song was of the latter category
Believed that things were starting to turn a corner
Less Band-Aids needed to get up in the morning
Smiling came a little more naturally; no longer faking it
Thought progress was being made to move on
Putting one foot in front of the other
Onward and upwards with repeated utterings and promises
To showcase ability to develop strength and maturity
When others failed to demonstrate it in return
Developed a metaphorical type of insulation around broken heart
Allowing it to heal at normal emotional pace
Letting anger and sadness to fade away into the ether
Making memories just simply that with no heartache attached
Removing a certain level of stinging stigma to the not so far past
Wearing tokens of their former appreciation and love
As a showcase of resilience instead of representing them
Surviving even the worst of emotional storms
Realized that slowly starting to overcome the heartbreak
Getting over the eroded love of a former flame
Understood that my anxiety over everything was my issue alone
Didn't connect to recent events in the slightest
Just another check and balance to add to the list
Embraced the fact that the person in the mirror was a worrywart
Every curveball that came about another cause for stress
One minor speedbump left nerves in tatters
Needed to focus on old stand up comedy videos to relax
Focusing on counting to ten to get off the internal ledge
Aware that personal foibles needed to be tweaked once again
Hard to fathom that one moment could generate such a ripple effect
Making such a dent in the imaginary security blanket
Created for insurance for these events
Embarrassed that major panic can come from thin air
Down to the last tiny shred of dignity left
A slowly crumbling façade of professional responsibility
An adult that functioned like a normal red blooded person
Without coming apart at the seams every time someone says boo
Picturing a nice scenic scene to come back to earth this time
Felt nice to allow some rational thought to return
Letting the adrenaline flowing through the veins to come down
Laughing at the absurdity of it all without getting sad
Preparing for a new batch of holiday festivities and unwinding
Exactly what the doctor prescribed and will follow to the letter.