Defining Moment Poem by Carolyn Brunelle

Few of my fears
ever came to fruition,
but God knows
they kept me awake at night
and on my knees.
And none of those tears
changed a thing,
they just made
ME sick;
robbing me
of precious moments.
When I found peace
in my inner world,
oddly enough
peace began to rule
in my outer one.
Relationships healed
because I let go
of the past,
the unmet needs;
the expectations,
held on to what I still had
and made that better.
I managed to overcome
not by my might or strength
but because I put an end
to war and let it go.
Then, and only then,
did I truly begin to live.