“this piece speaks to my admiration for a man that surpassed all expectation. Godspeed on your journey Nelson Mandela!”

 

 

shackled by the awesomeness of you –

i stand in shadow –

waiting for the lightening crash,

the thunder roll,

the storm – inevitable – to pass…

 

there is no – just because –

with you,

no almost –

no doubt!

you oh so effortlessly over-fill the cup,

sweep the refuse from the waste

of – nearly –

aside,

walk right up to indecision –

unafraid –

un-denied!

 

if i could have one wish –

one dream come true –

to be as much as even half of you –

to run through fields of confidence,

toss chaos to the wind,

open – with purpose –

the pages of my life –

release the doubt,

the fear of – not enough!

 

for just one day –

to be the – axis,

not merely the passenger –

the reason,

no longer just the after thought…