“Spirit”

(She is a beauty)

So very very afraid I was

to dare to believe,

to hope for love, freedom from my pain,

PEACE.

In the dark and deep

Long and steep

we journey alone

This is the path of a Warrior,

A must

No other way to be found.

The moment the being recognizes this truth

the mirror of life says,

CHOOSE.

Dear God I thought I would die

in the choosing

Had I had the option to turn back I know I surely would have,

Thank you for closing the escape routes.

I see that my special loving friend Spirit was provided to help me cross,

When I laid in her mane

Or collapsed on my knees in front of her,

She looked at me with that knowing stare

I love you she said

Keep going.

    ~Lori Ellis (2012)