Future

I am standing

on the precipice

of the forward movement

ruling my destiny

My stomach

is churning

for I know

that my plans

are being carried out

by the hands

of those

who would be invested

in an outcome

beneficial to them

and I am afraid

not of change

for that has been

sweeping through me

for the past few years

but of failure

and not being able

 to meet obligations

and expectations

of others

I have been without

many things

in this life

and I have

survived

but today, I await

what is next

for a chapter has closed

in my life

and new book

is beginning

authored by

me