The Dance of Life - A Poem

I’VE BEEN REFLECTING ON HOW WE CAN BE SO SCARED OF CHANGE AND YET WE’RE ALSO SCARED OF STAYING IN THE SAME PLACE. THIS CAN LEAVE US IN A KIND OF LIMBO, WHICH IS EXHAUSTING. HERE ARE SOME WORDS I WROTE ABOUT IT.

The Dance Of Life

I’m scared of change
And yet I’m scared
of staying the same.
This is the dance of life.

But somehow along the way
Someone forgot to teach me the steps
Or perhaps
I wasn’t really listening.

How can I plié into the unknown
When I can’t feel
the ground beneath my feet?
How can I chassé away from my fears
when they are helping me to grow?

I have to keep reminding myself
I do not have to wait for the music to move.

So I take a few wobbly steps
into the uncomfortable place
And I breathe.

I know I’m scared of change
But I can’t stay here.
This is the dance of life.