[Critique Group 2] August 31 submission

[sandrastreeter381 at gmail.com]

Le Changement D'Agitation: An Acrostic
 
 
Like irregular verbs, whose rules elude my brain . . .
Electroplasticity, nonexistent at this time--
 
Cherished routine, upended-does anyone care? Notorious
Hater of learning curves, especially those I did not choose:
Anchor myself in faith, and tangibility of
Numbing motion and fixation: safety in parameters known.
Guileless with a pace too fast, and decreased sense of agency . . .
Excruciatingly aware of difference unacknowledged, save by me and those who
know my heart.
Marking off days of progress small and slow, my
Exhaustion reigns-subjugating citadels
Normally inhabited, when outside forces threatened.
Driven beyond baseline behaviors,
All reserve forthwith abandoned:
Giving no heed to would-be watchers,
I accept the breaking down, not yet noting reconstruction.
Tears flow, absent, intrusive gatekeepers:
Ambulating Halls of polished, dark-hued  wood, I
Train weary eyes on love's advancing censer,
Inextinguishable . . . inviolable . . . my final answer.
Only this must be my guide:
Narrow and far, the  path toward rest and life.
 
 
 
Sandra
 
Not everything that is faced can be changed.  But nothing can be changed
until it is faced.
(James Baldwin)
 
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