Life's River Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Rivers of life flow beyond us in strident belief and
practice, causing forward movement throughout life as
we focus on our purposes with exacting diligence and forthright determination; allowing no one entrance
into our desert realms of interior darkness.
Hiding from any light - a protuberance of sunny days -
or moonlit nights.
Hanging onto hopes, gliding through blackened nights
without any reassurance or love from others.
Always on a solo journey towards other parts of earth's boundaries - never looking backwards as life takes us
apart, slipping us out of our bodies and carefully
fulfilling our spirits within our souls and landing
us on heaven's shores.