I Seek To Have Sun Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Show me anything other than an enemy.
An enemy to fear with threats kept,
Near.
I seek to have Sun.
The moment dawn arrives and I arise,
Feeling blessed each day...
To witness dew and its mist,
Lift...
As the horizon brightens,
To identify with clarity...
The difference between night and day.
With all yesterdays gone,
Left to leave experienced.

I seek to have Sun upon me to shine.
And not thoughts of a fear,
Allowed to have follow.
Or have sentiments cemented,
In my mind engraved...
To permit revisits.
I don't have a fear to keep.
Nor do I sit to reminisce,
The past or whatever presented...
An anguish time has diminished.

I look ahead and not behind.
With a mind clear and not confined,
By limits, disappointments or fear.
Rumors of threats to prevent my steps
Nowhere appears in my life,
As an experience to invite...
Sleepless nights,
Without anticipating fresh air...
To daily breathe.

I don't and wont,
Keep fear near me to live.
Not as a pre-requisite,
To remind me of barriers of any kind.
Although they may be there,
I don't make it my obligation...
To let it known I am aware of them.
I was not blessed to live my life,
Fearing to explore the opportunity...
God has granted to bestow upon me.
I don't have a fear,
God has proven can be removed.